Some people learn best by interacting with other students and instructors. Others learn better by listening, reading and reviewing on their own. Distance learning courses provide less opportunity for group interaction than most on-campus courses. Distance learning requires you to work from written directions. It may take as long as two to three weeks to get comments back from your instructor in distance learning classes.
Distance learning requires at least as much time as on-campus courses.
Students surveyed say that distance learning courses are as hard or harder than on campus courses. Print materials are the primary sources of directions and information in distance learning courses. Students who do well in distance learning courses are usually comfortable contacting the instructor as soon as they need help with the course.