My first article.. Role of Internet in Education

February 18, 2021 11:36am CST
We are living in the age of information and everything is just fingertip/one click away from us. This is the age of the internet and the internet is the biggest source of knowledge. Internet is dominant in every field of life, and similar to Education. Widespread use of the internet has opened up a substantial amount of knowledge than ever before too many numbers of people. All information is present on the internet and is easily accessible. The Internet nowadays plays a major role in Education and a person having the interest of getting knowledge can easily find it on internet. As for the Education system so there are two great pillars in the education system, one is a teacher, and the other is the student. They both can get more knowledge and jobs through the internet. For Students: Internet is more useful for students. They can reach their desire field study, Classes, Video tutorials, etc. in seconds. The immense number of books are present on the internet and they can easily access that from their home without going to the library. They can communicate with their friend, Teachers, and classmates on several social media platforms. Good about education as that they can easily take classes on their home (as we have seen and experienced in this pandemic in across the globe). Internet education is much more good and cheap for those students who are from underdeveloped countries and have financial problems and cannot afford high-quality physical education in top universities of the world. Several prestigious universities present online classes and webinars free of cost and are easily accessible (LSE is the evident example as they arranged many events on Facebook). Similarly, the gradated students can easily get information about their research from the internet, also they can communicate with their mentors and other field-related people through the internet. For Teachers: The Internet has expanded the teaching field and has created more opportunities for teachers. Anyone who wants to share their knowledge with the world and wants to teach others, the Internet is the best tool for them. From teaching through the internet on several platforms like (YouTube, Coursera, Future learn, etc.) anyone can get a good amount of income. The best thing about online teaching is that there is no age and time limit as that of a job, and anyone of whatever age can teach.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
18 Feb 21
The downside is that education, especially in this pandemic, is fast becoming something for the elite and well-off - those who own a computer and have access to the Internet. In spite of many governments' programs to bring the Internet to everyone, there are still thousands of children whose parents can't afford an Internet connection, let alone a computer for their children. These people are seriously disadvantaged.
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19 Feb 21
Yeah, there are some disadvantages.. but slowly the scenario is changing and the number of users is gradually increasing.
@Bubba90 (1755)
• Indonesia
19 Feb 21
Yes, all must have advantages and disadvantages, nothing perfect
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@just4him (317315)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Feb 21
The Internet is a very useful tool. Information at your fingertips.
@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 21
Yes, you can learn a lot from the internet, but we have to be careful too because it has a down side. You can become the victim of hackers and scammers if you are not careful. Also, you need to watch out for fake news and wrong information if you research something or somebody.