Benefits and Liabilities of Studying Online
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Benefits and Liabilities of Studying Online
Benefits:
· The chance to study through international online institutions
· A range of online degrees, diplomas, certificates, and short-courses
· The choice of a specific academic institution through which you would like to study
  · Advanced, interactive online learning material accommodating a range of different learning styles
· A stimulating online academic environment
· Continuous online guidance, assessment, and feedback
· Access to live academic forums with students worldwide
· Studying when you want, where you want
· Online assistance from admin personnel and academic staff
· Enhanced computer literacy
· The chance to realize your untapped potential

The reality is that it is not that much more expensive to study online as opposed to attending the traditional classroom lectures. Actually, studying online can be most cost-effective since you don't need to travel to lectures, tutorials, bookshops, and libraries, thus, saving on petrol and vehicle maintenance. Furthermore, it saves you the cost of staying on campus as a residential student and avoids accommodation costs incurred by staying near an academic institution, and even child-care costs are minimized. Most importantly, however, you have continuous electronic contact with your lecturers, tutors, fellow-students, and the administrative personnel. We are all at your disposal on a daily basis. In fact, experience has shown that this interaction and communication, which is one of the crucial factors in the learning process, takes place more frequently online than when studying in any other way. Existing students testify to the fact that paying more for these additional advantages is worth every cent.

Liabilities:
· Success is dependent on technology. When the technology fails, the course can fail with it. Access to technology can impose economic barriers in some cases. Students uncomfortable or unfamiliar with the technology will either avoid the course or focus on the technology to the exclusion of the content.
· When a course is presented to students outside the usual classroom environment, it demands a significant level of maturity and commitment from the students.
· Some courses or programs demand additional support (library resources, counseling and registration services, etc.) which in most cases will also have to delivered at a distance.