The Importance of the Internet in Higher Education

The importance of the
Internet in Higher
Education

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Presenting the importance of internet in higher education..........................................................1
Examples.....................................................................................................................................3
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Internet comes with endless possibilities which includes from connecting with people to
accessing information. Even, it assists education sector by providing online classes, submitting
assignment via email and download lecture notes etc. Moreover, there is a positive relationship
between internet and education because it generates different opportunities for students to
enhanced the learning capabilities. The purpose of the present study is to highlight the
significance of Internet within education sector. The current report provides relevant examples
that shows how internet is important for higher education students and then it will have
recommended the ways through which Internet can be better used by students in order to meet
the importance within 21st century.
Presenting the importance of internet in higher education
The internet has introduced many improvements in technology, communication and
online entertainment. However, Internet also has an immense potential in order to improve
quality of education especially during Covid-19. It also opens doorways to a wealth of
information, knowledge as well as educational resources by increasing the opportunities of
learning. It can be stated that Internet in Education has been incredibly useful because it
facilitates both information and communication. Through Internet, students of higher education
also increased access free video lectures online and refer to many online materials which in turn
enhanced their knowledge level (Wang, Wang and Wang, 2020). Apart from this, Internet also
acts as a platform for retired teachers in order to reach out children in poor countries and educate
them as well. Thus, Internet support a new culture of learning among students which in turn
benefits to build socially rich environment. Hence, the Internet is therefore, portrayed as
allowing education to take place any time and place by students. Its importance within higher
education is as mentioned below:
Flexibility: Internet offer learners to increased freedom from the physical limitation to a
real world. It also provides range of education courses or class that allow much more flexibility
as compared to traditional classroom courses. Along with this, students learn online from
anywhere at any time. This in turn also reduce constraints of place, space, time and geography.
Students of higher education can also use Internet as their 24*7 support system and may ask
questions from their teachers at any time (Advantages for using the Internet in University
Education, 2021). Therefore, teacher can further make use of Internet by giving extra resources
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