Online Learning in the USA Development

A type of instruction where the student and teacher are physically apart is known as distance education. It makes use of a variety of technologies, including computer, Internet, mail, video, and audio (Roffe,2004). Distance education changed into what is now known as online education, which employs computers and the Internet as the delivery mechanism, with the advent of the internet and the World Wide Web. As communication technology advanced over time, distance education also developed.

The graphic explanation is a helpful tool for teachers as well as pupils. Human brains store, communicate, and interpret information considerably more efficiently when it is presented graphically, according to research. Students are more likely to remember what they see than what they read. Study has shown that humans retain 20% of what they read but retain 80% of what they see and do (Lowenthal, 2009)

Videos can be as good as an instructor in communicating facts and demonstration of procedures. This assists in mastery learning where a student can view complex procedures as many times as they need to, consequently saving the teachers excessive strain of repeating explanations. More to this is the interactive features of modern web-based media players which can be used to promote active viewing approaches with students (Lowenthal, 2009)

References

Ian Roffe, (2004) Innovation and E-learning: E-business for an Educational Enterprise, University of wales

Lowenthal, P. R. (2009). The Evolution and Influence of Social Presence Theory on Online Learning. Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications