Internet provides online professional and educational courses, which comes with a price or free of charge. Many accredited universities, colleges and schools provide an online platform to revive and enhance continuing education. It is only in online education where one can choose from a wide range of schools without being limited by physical distance or boundaries. One can choose educational programs some of which cannot be available in their local area. Some students are forced to take majors in courses that they would not have otherwise like because their colleges do not offer what they would have liked. In other instances, some students who live in rural areas far away from colleges so they cannot pursue their dream coursed. With the online education, they are able to take the major that they want and attend college of their choice without major relocations. Online programs are generally cheaper when compared to the traditional class-based programs.

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The internet or the online education offers flexibility that allows both the students and the instructor to meet when time or schedule allows best for them. Individual may do not have time for classes during the day; they are easily accommodated in an online education program. Additionally in the global village, there are differences in time because all are not in the same time zone. Taking an online education program that suits the schedule is made possible by the differences in time. Online learning allows students to learn everything at their pace, they have the advantage to repeat the same material again for proper understanding rather than speeding up. Students in an online class required to interact with one another through some forum. But in traditional classroom not all students get a chance to speak, whereas in online forums every single student stands their own ground and puts in their point of opinion.