Essay #2

Jihun Rhee

Prof. Kyle Brebner

IERW (04)

19 November 2015

Offline Course or Online Course, What Do You Prefer?

All over the world, there are various types of universities exist. Not only off line

universities but also on line universities have their own boundaries. Especially online type

classes take place more place than before. That is because most of students have devices like

laptop computers, tablet PCs, and smart phones. Do same as increasing of devices, the

lectures which use electronic equipment increases. Also students may have the desire to take

classes more comfortabley at anytime, anywhere they can access the internet. In another way,

over the last decade or so, tuition fees have gone through the roof. This is a big problem

because it has become very expensive for young Koreans get a university education. So, one

way to resolve this problem would be an online class. This might make attending university

less of a financial burden for many students.

But, the online courses cannot catch up the off line courses. If we attend on off line

courses, the instructors help each student develop a good writing style by a number of

different assignments each week. Also instructors give us a lot of interesting back ground

information about the works, even whole lives. Lots of project those we had to research real

life things, give us a sense of what we have to do and offer career choice. Also, off line

courses don’t make doze off like some of other online lectures do. We have many group

discussions, and instructors always ask us to think critically about what we have studied.

Because of these, we have learned to develop our own opinion. We carefully consider

everything we read and hear, and use our own judgment to determine its value. At least, just

going to school and meeting friends can create a good atmosphere for studying.

Walking around campus, climbing way up on top of a hill, and chatting with each

other face to face, etc are also important aspects of off line courses. And most of students

are familiar with offline courses from kinder gardens or elementary schools. If payment for

education is a problem, the universities offer more scholarships and grants. This would make

less of a financial burden for many students.