The method, too, is important. Courses that encourage online discussion and interaction between students, their peers and the instructor typically demonstrate higher levels of participation than traditional courses. For more information about how Net Learning stacks up, visit the Classroom to read about the benefits . Back to top. Many instructors and students say that online courses require about 50 percent more time and effort than their traditional counterparts.
Online courses are never out of session.
Students are expected to log on and contribute to discussion several times a week. That also means reading perhaps 100 messages every week from the instructor and other students. Back to top. Some worry that they might. Teachers at York University in Canada went on strike last year to protest the use of technology in the classroom.