[00:07.95]The Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning
[00:13.61]Since the 21st century,
[00:16.47]people in growing numbers
[00:18.25]have switched from the traditional education
[00:21.05]to distance learning.
[00:22.67]Just as proverb puts it,
[00:25.53]every coin has its two sides.
[00:28.11]Distance learning also has its advantages and disadvantages.
[00:33.52]On the one hand,
[00:35.20]it can bring convenience to those
[00:37.44]who want to learn but have little time.
[00:40.12]Meanwhile,
[00:41.30]the learners can choose whatever they want to learn.
[00:44.72]But on the other hand,
[00:46.52]distance learning also has quite some disadvantages.
[00:50.38]First, it only suits students with good self-control
[00:55.36]instead of those who have difficulty in self-discipline.
[00:59.59]Second, it relies too much on media,
[01:03.26]which can easily divert students' attention from their study.
[01:07.68]Third, it's difficult for learners to organize teamwork
[01:12.47]and develop interpersonal relationships through distance learning.
[01:17.13]As is indicated above,
[01:19.81]distance learning does have some incomparable advantages,
[01:24.41]but it also has some obvious disadvantages.
[01:28.46]Therefore,
[01:29.51]one needs to think it over
[01:31.13]before starting a distance learning program.
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