What is the type of education you prefer: Online or Traditional?

Day 18

One of the most blogged arguments on education is traditional education versus online education. University of Phoenix is one of the first universities to bring the concept of accepted online education into the system. The concept of online education was designed for members of armed forces and working adults. Traditional universities opposed the idea of online education, and the graduates from online university were challenged at the job market. But today, the theory of online education have changed and many universities are incorporating online education to the education syllabus

My question is: What is the type of education you prefer: Online or Traditional?

I completed my Masters in Business Administration with an online education system. The style of education gave me exposure to a virtual working environment, and the team members on projects were from different time zones. The online education helped gain a good balance between personal life and education commitments. Discipline and research were the some of the key elements required to be successful. With not having the privilege to have live interaction with classmate, the students developed a reporting system for the projects. Every project included contractual agreements with scope of responsibilities for every member in the dead, and assigned commitment dates. Personally I found this style of learning helpful when transitioning to a working culture. Many graduates from online universities are starters of new projects, business owners, consultants, etc.

I would not have been able to complete the Master’s program in a traditional on campus education with full time work. Is there a designated age when the concept of traditional on-campus education is close to impossible? Why was the concept of distant learning designed for working adults? Was the concept designed because the demand of discipline is higher than traditional colleges? Why do people attending the online education feel the work load is higher than traditional on-campus education? Are the graduates of online education still challenged in the job market?

“Education is an important aspect of human development, but is the schematic of how the education is obtained important?

~Lenji Jacob