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just start up their computers, connect to the internet, and take virtual classes. Therefore, people can
now gain knowledge according to their need and time available. They are free to balance their time
according to their own needs, as there is no fixed moment to attend the lectures. Moreover, you are,
now, never too old or too busy to learn something new.
Although such programs as e-learning,
mooc
and
opencourseware
broaden access to traditional
training, there are a number of concerns regarding the implementation of open education systems,
specifically for use in developing countries. These include: a potential lack of administrative
oversight and quality assurance systems for educators / materials in some programs; infrastructure
limitations in developing countries; a lack of equal access to technologies required for students’ full
participation in online education initiatives; and questions regarding the use of copyrighted
materials.
Nowadays education is open to new approaches and challenges of the world progress. Close
attention is paid to the technological innovations of young teams that start their projects on
international markets. One of the latest breakthroughs within the use of the internet is ‘The Cave’,
an immersive virtual reality environment where projectors are directed to three, four, five or six of
the walls of a room-sized cube. This technology was firstly developed at University of Illinois at
Chicago. This foam lined area, roughly egg-shaped filled with video monitors, speakers and
microphones, reproduces excellent sound and has become the third major physical form of
immersive Virtual Reality (after Goggles ‘n’ gloves and vehicle simulators). Today, on college
campuses all over the world, musicians use Caves to create intercontinental jam sessions. In the
future, you may take a class from inside a Cave, or take in a concert or play.
If you’re researching something for school, try using the internet to access your library card
catalogue. When you have made your list of books, place them on reserve and the librarians will
collect them up and hold them for you to pick up. If you find out about books, journal articles, and
other resources which are not available in your libraries, explore ‘Inter-Library Loan’ – you can
check books out of libraries that are not anywhere near you. That’s a real boon for students.
With these points, the importance of internet in education cannot be denied, and hence, every
student should be given access to the internet for deeper understanding of a subject. However, loads
of information can be termed as both, advantages and disadvantages of the Internet as students can
also have an access to unwanted or unethical information and sites. Therefore, it is only wise for
parents to make children understand what is good and what is not for them, or keep watch on their
surfing. Lastly, although the Internet cannot replace books or classroom education because the
aesthetic quality of sheets of a downloaded text leaves much to be desired, it is still one of the best
substitute for those who wish to gain deeper knowledge on literally every subject under the sun.
(See more at:
https://www.omicsonline.org
;
https://www.edge.org/responses/how-is-the-internet-
changing-the-way-you-think
;
http://allindiaeducationblog.blogspot.in/2015/06/advantages-of-
internet-in-education.html
)
