A senior citizen’s Bible class gathers once a week to study an
online biblical course taught through its church.
Instead of sitting through hours of a defensive driving
course one can choose to take the course online.
Orientation at Lubbock
State School
is no longer the staid, boring lectures once given. Representatives from the school instruct new
employees on codes, ethics, and policies online. Since the school has recently lost its human
resource department, potential employees must search for jobs online being
guided by very friendly help screens.
Likewise, current employees desiring changes to their W-2 forms are
easily guided by professionals online as to how to correctly make changes.
Will online courses replace the classroom?
There will always be a need for human contact, to match a
face to a name. For remedial students
who need hands-on help, it is vital for human input. There will always be a need for teachers, who
will guide their students through this technological change.
As people move away from urban areas and are constantly on
the move, E-learning will become an increasingly important option to
traditional education.