Online Education: Analysis of Technologies, Advantages, and Challenges

This report delves into the multifaceted world of online education, examining its definition, significance, and social impact. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of online learning, alongside the challenges faced in the current educational landscape. The report integrates insights from various journal articles and articles from The Economist and The Telegraph to support its analysis, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. It also discusses the positive and negative impacts of modern technologies on online education. Furthermore, the report highlights the student's learning experience, including the research process and the skills gained during the assignment. The work adheres to APA 6th edition formatting, as required by the university, and reflects a deep understanding of the subject matter, making it a valuable resource for students studying higher education.

Running head: E-EDUCATION
EDUCATION THROUGH ONLINE PLATFORM
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Question 1:
Online Education
Question 2:
 What is online education?
 Importance of education through online platform.
 Social impact of education through online platform.
 Challenges of online education in current era of times
 Advantages and disadvantages of online education
Question 3:
Online education and modern technologies: Positive and negative impact
Question 4:
Journal Article 1:
Rashid, T., & Asghar, H. M. (2016). Technology use, self-directed learning, student engagement
and academic performance: Examining the interrelations. Computers in Human
Behavior, 63, 604-612.
This article will describe content of the selected topic “Online Education” and it supports
to provide details on the importance of the online education.
Journal Article 2:

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Balakrishnan, V., & Gan, C. L. (2016). Students’ learning styles and their effects on the use of
social media technology for learning. Telematics and Informatics, 33(3), 808-821.
This article will describe content of the selected topic and it supports to provide details on
social impact of online education.
Journal Article 3:
Avella, J. T., Kebritchi, M., Nunn, S. G., & Kanai, T. (2016). Learning analytics methods,
benefits, and challenges in higher education: A systematic literature review. Online
Learning, 20(2), 13-29.
This article will describe content of the selected topic and it supports to provide details on
challenges of online education in current era of times.
Those references from the journal articles in CSU database related to the selected topic
on online education are taken to structure the report. The references are not used for any other
work. All the references are accurate as it is from last three years and related to the selected
topic. APA 6th edition is also followed as university accepted style.
Question 5:
The Economist. (2017). Established education providers v new contenders. Retrieved 8 August
2019, from https://www.economist.com/special-report/2017/01/12/established-education-
providers-v-new-contenders
This article will describe content of the selected topic and it supports to provide details on
challenges of online education in current era of times.

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The Telegraph. (2017). The benefits and potential pitfalls of online learning. Retrieved 8 August
2019, from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/business-solutions/
benefits-pitfalls-online-learning-for-business/
This article will describe content of the selected topic and it supports to provide details on
advantages of online education.
McKenna, L. (2016). Are Online Gradebooks a Good Idea?. Retrieved 8 August 2019, from
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/how-online-gradebooks-are-
changing-education/473175/
This article will describe content of the selected topic and it supports to provide details on
disadvantages of online education.
Question 6:
From this work and searching in Google helped me to gain more knowledge and
experience in my searching skills. Searching of journal articles in the database helped me to gain
knowledge on my selected topic so that I got more details and conducted my work. Spending of
time in the database provided me newspaper reports as well as magazine only to get details for
structuring the report. I had taken notes helped me in my subject area. After going through
various articles, I got knowledge on importance of online education in current era of times. I
understood that academic writing is not so easy, but I tried hard to meet with my assignment
requirements.

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References
Avella, J. T., Kebritchi, M., Nunn, S. G., & Kanai, T. (2016). Learning analytics methods,
benefits, and challenges in higher education: A systematic literature review. Online
Learning, 20(2), 13-29.
Balakrishnan, V., & Gan, C. L. (2016). Students’ learning styles and their effects on the use of
social media technology for learning. Telematics and Informatics, 33(3), 808-821.
McKenna, L. (2016). Are Online Gradebooks a Good Idea?. Retrieved 8 August 2019, from
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/how-online-gradebooks-are-
changing-education/473175/
Rashid, T., & Asghar, H. M. (2016). Technology use, self-directed learning, student engagement
and academic performance: Examining the interrelations. Computers in Human
Behavior, 63, 604-612.
The Economist. (2017). Established education providers v new contenders. Retrieved 8 August
2019, from https://www.economist.com/special-report/2017/01/12/established-education-
providers-v-new-contenders
The Telegraph. (2017). The benefits and potential pitfalls of online learning. Retrieved 8 August
2019, from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/business-solutions/
benefits-pitfalls-online-learning-for-business/