A
couple
of
years
ago,
individuals
can
only
take
courses
at
real
schools.
In
other
words,
only
when
they
go
out
to
schools
by
themselves
will
they
have
lessons which they want to have. However in recent years, with the development of
internet and education mode, online teaching has become increasingly common.
This kind of teaching mode means that a student just needs to have classes sitting
in front of a computer at home, which appealing to lots of people.
It is widely acknowledged that online teaching has its apparent merits.
First
and foremost, shared resources online are accessible to all people, which costs a
little at the same time. This feature brings about significant benefits especially to
those
who
fail
to
afford
that
many
courses
at
real
schools.
Secondly,
online
teaching makes it come a reality that one is able to study at the best pace suitable
for
him
according
to
his
own
schedule.
Last
but
not
least,
studying
at
home
without going out is much more comfortable as well as convenient to busy people
in contemporary society.
Meanwhile,
there
is
no
denying
that
online
teaching
also
has
demerits
that
cannot be dismissed. For one thing, online teaching, not like face-to-face teaching,
lacks interaction between teachers and students, causing teachers not to receive
feedbacks from students in time. For another thing, for people who are poor at
self-discipline, learning online at home will be a less effective way since they are
easier to be distracted by other things. Besides, all of online teaching courses are
ready-made
rather
than
custom-made,
that
is
to
say,
it
is
troublesome
to
be
flexible when changes are needed.