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For as long as eLearning has been around, it has been haunted by the voices of those who aim to criticize its authenticity, viability, and quality. But is it true? Do students of traditional institutions boast more success than those who’ve chosen distance learning?
It’s time for some of these myths to die.
(Click on the above link to read details about these myths:
1. The technology is unreliable
2. Students don’t get group interaction
3. It puts the teaching profession at risk
4. Students are less likely to finish without a teacher overseeing their work
5. The curriculum is less robust
6. There is no way to measure true learning
7. Distance learning is passive
8. It shelters students from the real world
9. You won’t be taken seriously with a distance learning degree
10. Students miss out on extra-curricular activities
11. It’ll be harder to find a job without the college alumni connections
12. eLearning is impersonal
13. Instructors don’t take distance learning seriously
14. eLearning is for people who are too lazy to go the traditional route
15. eLearning is for people who dropped out of school or couldn’t get into college
16. Distance learning only benefits one type of learning style
17. The technology is too expensive
18. eLearning prevents students from learning how to communicate
19. There are too many real-world distractions to make eLearning effective
20. Students need a top of the line computer
21. eLearners don’t have access to resources that traditional students have
22. eLearning is a trend that will never equal traditional education
23. Colleges haven’t come onboard fully with eLearning because it’s inferior
