What Are The Negative Aspects Of E-Learning

In the traditional educational model, instructors have the principal role in the learning process. Students are assumed to have basic knowledge and skills, while instructors are expected to share their knowledge and experience. Learning is tested by means of proctored exams and homework. Before the Internet era, there were several types of distance-education models based on TV programmes, manuals or recorded audios/videos. Typically, instructors were available to solve doubts by phone or mail. Although they allowed learning from home and presented a flexible timetable, the lack of interactivity hindered the learning process. The Internet has dramatically changed the system, since most institutions have become interested in providing online courses. Besides the fact that they do not require large investments, these courses are not restricted to a specific geographical location or timetable, which increases the number of potential students. As a result, universities dedicated only to online education have emerged and traditional universities have expanded their offer with b-learning (hybrid classroom and online learning) and e-learning (pure online learning) courses. As Daradoumis, Juan, Lera-López, & Faulin (2010a) state, e-learning has many more positive aspects: (a) it favours interactive communication among students, and between students

Virtual classrooms or online classrooms are the examples of synchronous eLearning where instructor and participants use messenger, chat rooms, audio and video conferencing etc. for interaction. Recording the training sessions to play back later is the prime advantage of the online classroom. Other advantages include tracking of learning activities, establish collaborative learning environment across the globe, an ability to monitor learner and personalize training for individual or group of