An additional benefit being reported by online students is the greater access they have in the online environment to their professors. For many students, finding time to travel to campus to meet with their professors for advisement or help with coursework can be a challenge. In the online education environment, students have access through a variety of technologies including e-mail, chat rooms and online discussion forums. These tools are available to students when they need them, and most professors check these resources regularly to ensure that students get answers to questions and concerns when they have them rather than having to wait until the next scheduled classroom period. As is the case with all revolutionary changes to long established institutions, the online university education experience will be viewed with trepidation by those whose experiences have been exclusively in the traditional classroom.
Online education is, however, definitely the wave of the future.
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