Why Online Classes Impact the Education System Negatively

Massive Open Online Courses
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Introduction
As the economies grow so does the job market and the associated needs. People in the work places are being forced to take up advancement courses to meet their career demands and relative to the pressure in the various industries. This need in education does not match the educational needs in the population at large. However, over the last several decades, education needs have increased and the formal systems do not have the capacity to handle the demand. Traditional classes have thus found a new competitor in online massive open online courses. These as stated are online courses, students can enroll and take from anywhere in the world, from affiliated university websites. Their rise has been highly associated with the fact that, they are cheap and thus most students can afford them. They also offer high flexibility due to the fact that, one can take them from anywhere in the world which also favors the working class. They have also increased accessibility to education to a worldwide presence. At the same time, universities have the chance to offer courses to massive number of people across the globe at subtly subsidized cost, meaning massive profits. However, there are some serious implications that affect the education quality and principles offered in the tradition system. The MOOCs limit the ability of the student to interact with the professors as much of the communication takes place though emails and chat forums. These are also courses that have low accountability on the part of the student and the dropout rate is also very high. The element of time commitment is actually much more complicated than most students realize. One has to make time for the reading material, the quizzes, group discussions and assignments. The allocation of the right time for each, considering other commitments is quite tasking and one that forces some of the students to dropout after they realize the strain involved.
Thesis statement: the online classes are impacting the education system negatively.
The MOOCs have been cited to be quite flexible relative to the fact that one can take the courses of their choice from wherever they are in the world. This a positive aspect for the persons in the work place and would want to advance their careers through educational mile stones but do not have the time for the traditional classes. As such, the flexibility has a specific appeal to quite a large population. One other aspect that is considered is that, the courses are quite cheap. This is one of the elements of higher education that has been cited from many quotas as a challenge. Relative to the high cost of education from the traditional platforms, the MOOCs offer courses at a cheaper rate which is appealing to a very large population. It is also argued that these elements have increased the accessibility of higher education to millions of students across the globe. Universities also ...