1) You’re Already at School
As long as you have your computer, laptop, or even a smartphone, you’re on campus. Online courses provide the flexibility to match your busy schedule. Your classroom can be anywhere you can find a quiet corner. You can connect with your fellow students and professors. With online classes, you can listen to lectures, read class notes and take tests while sitting at home or on the subway or bus.
2) You Have Every Resource Available
Because you’re online for class, you are one click away from accessing the greatest database in history. Anything you need to know is online: dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, history, films, etc. The list is endless. Whether you’re looking for a specific painting by Van Gogh or need to know the chief export of Micronesia, the Web provides all the information you could possibly need. In addition to facts, the Web provides you with the writings and insight of the great thinkers of history. But be warned; the Web also provides the best distractions too, so be careful.
3) You Move at Your Own Speed
Online courses allow you the opportunity to build your education at your own pace. Whether you’re going for your bachelor degree, adding an M.B.A. or just want a dip in the pool of knowledge, you control how fast you move. Online courses can be built around your real-world schedule. Add more classes during your slow time and cut back in the busy season. Want to take winter off instead of summer? It’s all up to you.