Why Online Training?: Ever since the archaic Big-Bang phenomenon the world is evolving and so are humans.

Nevertheless, the gift of intellect has worked like a catalyst in the human evolution in particular. No other race of living species has evolved as much and as fast as the humans. Whereas on one hand our evolution punctuates our development, the sprinting fast growth of technology is running people off their gas now. People hardly come to terms with a particular technology, lets say, and a sequel thereof evolves; or to make matters worse, a completely new technology take its birth. As a result there remains a sizable population which lags behind. The problem is exposed in 70 mm especially with working professionals. After dedicating a good 10-12 hours at the least, at their offices, and after discharging their social duties, their hardly remains any time for these busy-bees to pursue any further education or hone particular skills which would otherwise enhance their position and package in the professional ambience. Put simply, it becomes impractical and extremely unfeasible to attend any class for any particular course. However, thanks to the evolution of technology - the Internet Technology - we how have means to accommodate continuous learning without sacrificing anything in either the professional or the familial front. With the emergence of e-learning or the Online Learning things have become quite feasible and achievable. Thus, in this post we would providing you reasons as to why you should consider online training!

Why Online Training: The Benefits The benefits of online training can be encapsulated under various heads such as time flexibility, flexible accessibility, cost effectiveness, learning convenience, extensive interaction. Let us have a look at each of these: 1. Time Flexibility: One of the most powerful features of online training is the loose coupling between the student and the classroom. Since the Internet it is a 24x7x365 day phenomenon, you can login at your convenient time to enter the virtual classroom. Because most of the time the lectures are recorded and hosted for the user, login into the virtual classroom does not bind on the user particular time, unlike the traditional classroom setups where being late could even lead one to the brinks of breaching disciplinary protocols! In a nutshell therefore, it totally rests with the convenience of the prospective student to decide when he should enter the (virtual) classroom rather than any management dictating it. 2. Flexible Accessibility and Learning Convenience: As we said above that in most cases the lectures (audio/video) is often hosted on the online training website and is generally on offer for download to the bonafide candidates, it means, you can pace your learning at your own requirements; you can watch a video on a given topic as many times as you would like. This is outright impractical in a real classroom situation. A word spoken by the professor is a one-time-phenomenon! Thereafter it rests totally with the professor whether she/he chooses to repeat it or not! Moreover

you can come back to the video and take yourself to the exact time-slice in case you need a quick recapitulation. 3. Cost Effective: In the era of economic meltdown where many professionals have already invested tens of thousands of rupees behind their formal education, pursuing a costly education especially after bagging a job is something which would militate against a prospective student from pursing any further education. The online studies, nevertheless, provides a much cheaper alternative to its traditional counterpart while awarding authentic, accredited certifications often at par with the traditional certificates. Not just the course fee, through online training one saves a lot of bucks from other avenues as well. For instance, think about it: because you study from your bedroom (so to say) you save the transportation cost to and fro the institute! 4. Extensive Interaction: Owing to the heavy traffic on the internet, learning online adds one more benefit to its repository. The virtual classrooms are generally more cosmopolitan than its traditional vis-a-vis. What this means is you can interact with people from virtually every corner of the world if s/he is connected to the internet. This entails that you increase your chances of professional progress if you happen to encounter a prospective employer! In the same way, if you are a business owner, you use the platform to introduce your business to people who would not otherwise know about your business. Thus, the online environment creates a more extensive, panoramic interaction between individuals than the traditional learning environment. If used properly, this could prove to be a good impetus into forwarding ones business interests. Some Words of Caution Although a lot more could be written highlighting the positives of online learning, nevertheless, at this juncture it is worthwhile to list some pitfalls which if neglected could potentially convert the boon of e-learning into a bane. However, in most cases

would learn that it is the unwarranted (mis)use of technology that causes the undesired results. 1. Too much freedom: Since the e-learning environment does not entail with the strict academic circumstances, students might be tempted to procrastinate their learning. The independence could, therefore, prove to be pejorative. Thus, as a word of caution it is advisable to act maturely and use the facility to its maximum! 2. Counterfeit certifications: Duping prospective students in the name of authentic certifications is extremely rife on the internet world. Therefore, on one hand where student can enjoy the facilities of e-learning, on the other hand, the authenticity of the program must be ensured before investing any money behind it. 3. Certification recognition issues: Often various organizations around the world either do not recognize any given online certificate credentials or they do not deem these second class recognition when compared to the traditional, full-time, classroom based certificates! Therefore, you need to do a bit of ground work before undertaking any online course or training. 4. Faculty void: Another issue that haunts e-learning is the absence of a dedicated faculty in case doubts. It is second nature to any form of learning that students encounter doubts on topic(s). Not as much with theory than in practical implementation would a prospective student feel the need of the real-time dedicated faculty! Because virtual classrooms practically do not often feature dedicated faculty, doubts are often clarified over emails. Such an explanation over email would certainly lack the essence of one-to-one, real-time explanation of traditional classrooms! 5. Concentration: It is observed that students who attend real-time classrooms concentrate on their subjects more than their virtual counterparts. The reason being,

the classroom situations provide students with the psychological advantage of secluding themselves from the rigmaroles of their social/personal/professional life which is generally ensued while with virtual learning! Conclusion As we saw that online learning has got its own charm which is often a good substitute to the traditional learning system. Nevertheless, there are areas which, if not handled properly, could lead to negative results. Therefore, we advise you for two things before taking a decision to launch into internet learning: Check your requirements: Ask yourself if you really need a virtual classroom or not? Would attending virtual classroom help you achieve your goals? Introspect: Ask yourself if you would be able to handle the leisure and comfort of online learning properly or not? If answer to both the above questions is yes then you can confidently attend online training.