Post for 11/3/09: Online Learning

Again, as mentioned in previous posts, the benefits of a virtual reality are numerous. In particular, this post will discuss online education: its benefits, as well as its constraints. While an online course can offer the most basic amenity of leisure, there still seems to be something missing from experience. A classmate wrote how online education helps less privileged individuals receive schooling, and how this is an extremely beneficial aspect to the subject. While i agree with this, i must look at what is missing to truly understand the concept of online learning. I believe that there is a great deal of significance in the interpersonal communication that can happen in a live educational setting. Whether it is being able to speak face to face with a professor or peer, there is something lost in cyberspace. Even with relatively advance video technology, nothing compares to the real thing