The “People Power” Education Superbook: Book 26. Online - Elearning - Distance Education Guide (Take Courses, Get Degrees, Study At Home On the Internet)

The reason to do online learning, at least for a part of your education is that it's much cheaper than attending a college or school fulltime so you can hold down a job while studying from home for at least part of your degree thus avoiding the hassles of attending classes live unless you're young and curious and want the social college-school experience. Some of the benefits of distance education are: Convenience, go at your own pace. Stay home. Available anywhere over the internet. Prices are cheaper for online courses than traditional college courses. Some distance-education programs have an in-class component, particularly ones with labwork or internships. You need basic computer skills. There is teacher interaction over the internet but no face-to-face interaction. There is no social life, no friends, no classmates.