Dear MEL School’s
Topic Readers,
U.S. Online
Degrees Pose Challenges for International Students
Is distant
learning always fully on demand? Not necessarily. While most of the online
education courses let students can access videos and other material on their
own time, some part of the programs, particularly for a degree, require live
attendance to their class discussions. It is called Synchronous, where students
are required to log in at a specific time and participate in class.
That seems
challenging for foreign students who are taking courses of under graduate or
graduate colleges in the US in terms of time and language. Those who live in
different time zones may have to stay up late or through the night to take part
in the class that is taken place during the daytime in the US. Also for those whose
native language is not English face challenges in participating in live
discussions with Americans whose cultural backgrounds and cultures are very different
from theirs, not to mention writing essays.
It is still
convenient and more economical opportunity for foreign learners who cannot
afford to leave their countries and their jobs and spend years in other
country.
Enjoy reading and
learning about challenges to take US online degree.
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