Online courses can provide opportunities for students to attend classes anytime from anywhere. For this reason the online learning is suitable for:
- Travelling family
- Travelling Athletes
- International students
- Adult students
- Students wanting to upgrade
- Students wanting to accelerate their education program
- Students staying home due to health or safety concerns
However, studies show that often students are not ready for the challenges inherent with online learning. In order to help you know if you will be successful learning in an online environment, please carefully consider the following characteristics of a successful online learner.
- Comfortable in using the Internet as a means of communication and research.
- Willing to devote 120 to 130 hours per course
- Willing to learn new technology
- Well organized
- Goal oriented
- Good time managers
- Able to prioritize tasks
- Able to establish and meet deadlines
- Independent thinker
- Prefers to work alone on assignments
- Self-disciplined
- Self-motivated