Online Education And Its Myths

By Author: Tanvi Wadhwa
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Despite profound popularity, the concept of online education has not been able to gain complete acceptance. This is because of the myths regarding the concept online education.

Some of the most common myths of online education are:

- Online courses are identical: It is generally assumed that the content and the results of all online courses is the same but this is not true. While some courses deliver only the crest of a particular concept, others provide an in-depth knowledge about the course. Some recognized online courses offer a lot of dynamism and versatility.

- It doesn’t require faculty: It is sometimes believed that online education will reduce the need for faculty and qualified instructors. But, this is not the truth. It has been observed that the greatest reason for a student’s success is a motivating instructor. In an online class, the size of the class might be small or large, but there always faculty members to support all the students. Qualified faculty is also required for writing and creating new courses.

- Online courses are less worthy: Many a times it is believed that online ...
... courses don’t hold the same worth in the eyes of the employers as a regular course. But this is not so. The correct blend of online and offline education and appropriate professional experience can do wonders to your career.

- You have to be tech savvy: Many people think that an e-learning class requires one to be highly tech-savvy and requires you to possess high level of technical know-how. But in reality, online courses are designed in a very user friendly manner. They are especially designed to cater to the needs of the common man.

- It takes lesser efforts: People believe that online learning takes less time and is an easy way to take a degree. If you are taking up an online course just because you want to take a short cut in your career, then online education isn’t certainly the right option.

These are the most common myths that are associated with online learning. Students are sometimes skeptical about adopting online education because of these myths. There is a need to realize that online education is much more than what it is thought to be. It isn’t a shortcut route but a catalytic factor which will help you to enhance your career.

One such measure to promote online mode of education has been taken by EduKart. EduKart provides certificate courses in Digital Marketing certified courses, Retail Management (certified by RAI), Financial Management (Wealth Management certified by AIWMI), Programming Language (certified by CSI), Project management and in Skill Development. It also provides some UGC-DEC-AICTE UG and PG degree courses like BBA, B.Sc.IT, MBA and M.Sc. IT.

A graduate in commerce and holder of Post Graduate diploma in Business Journalism and Corporate Communication, from the University of Delhi, Tanvi Wadhwa, has been working for the education industry for some time. She has written many articles on the subject of online education, its benefits and its trends. She is always enthusiastically looking forward to interact with the EduKart.com