Benefits and Issues of Online Learning and Face-to-face Learning in Higher Education

Running head: RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC SKILLS
Benefits and Issues of Online Learning and Face-to-face Learning in Higher Education
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Executive summary
Face-to-face learning and online learning are two different methods of learning. Before the
emergence of the internet and technological advancement, there was no concept of online
learning and teaching. However, in the past two decades, online learning in higher education has
become extremely popular among the students, who cannot attend the classes for higher
education due to some constraints. The big universities have started to provide online courses
along with face-to-face teaching. There are pros and cons of both the systems. This report has
compared and contrasted the two types of learning and represented some survey results regarding
this topic. It is found that, many people still perceive that the outcomes of online learning are not
superior than that in the face-to-face learning, however, over the years, this trend is changing.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Online learning versus Face-to-face learning..................................................................................3
Online learning............................................................................................................................3
Benefits of online learning.......................................................................................................4
Issues of online learning..........................................................................................................5
Face-to-face learning...................................................................................................................6
Benefits of face-to-face learning.............................................................................................6
Issues in face-to-face learning.................................................................................................7
Online versus face-to-face learning.............................................................................................7
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
In the world of education, the technology has brought a big revolution. The face-to-face
learning in classrooms has been facing tough competition from online learning. With the
advancement of technology, students across the world now prefer the new method of learning and
that is changing the structure of the method of learning. Formal education started with face-to-face
teaching and learning. After the introduction of internet, people got the access to resources and with
time, the universities have opened their doors for those who cannot afford to migrate to a different
country for higher education (Jaggars, 2014). Online learning has been a great help for these
students. This makes the background of the report.
This report will address the benefits and problems of both the online and face-to-face
learning in the higher education. Its purpose is to compare and contrast the effectiveness of both
types of learning and the trend in the popularity of them. The report will focus on various aspects of
the online and face-to-face learning and will try to find out the weightage of each of the type. The
outcome of the report will help the universities and online teaching websites to restructure their
teaching methods to attract more students from across the world.
Online learning versus Face-to-face learning
Online learning
As the name suggests, online learning refers to the method of study that allows the
students to attain the degree or certificate without attending the classes. This study method is
implemented over the websites and portals and is usually self-paced. Online learning method is
aimed at the students, who want to study for a higher qualification while working full time or