Is asynchronous communication or discussion an effective way to learn and interact within an online class?
This type of discussion provides students and instructors time to think and reflect on their questions and answers at a pace that a traditional classroom environment might not provide. Ideas and concepts can be formulated over time and those students who do not express themselves as well verbally or are too shy to participate in a classroom discussion often find online discussions very beneficial. 6. What are the benefits to online learning? Pat Galagan, brain trust coordinator for the American Society for Training and Development said online courses are “…Promising because they permit organizations to provide learning that is broadly distributed but personalized for the task at hand and for the individual user’s needs and preferences.” Increased Access to Learning: Time and distance commuting to class are no longer factors or inhibitors to participation or access to learning. A student can work full-time and still take courses; busy schedules are no longer reasons for not participatin
