There are quite a few pros of online courses. One of the main ones is that you can do them from literally anywhere. This means you could do it from home, your car, or even another state. It is very flexible in this way, and it’s nice because there’s nowhere you are required to be at a certain time. As long as you get your assignments in on time, you’re golden. Another pro is that everything you need is on Canvas. This means you don’t have to write down reminders that are only said in class, struggle with assignments, etc. It is helpful that they have a majority of their directions in Canvas, and professors can always be contacted through email. Lastly, another pro is that you can take a wide variety of courses, even if the course isn’t offered as an in person class. This creates flexibility so students can increase their knowledge in different subjects.
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Even though there are many pros of online classes, there are also many cons. One of the main cons is that sometimes it’s hard to learn without a professor in the room with you. From personal experience, I’ve struggled in online classes because it’s difficult to learn from watching videos. For example, this semester I am in an online history course, and the professor doesn’t even make videos. He just copies and pastes an article as a “lecture.” Another con of online classes is that there aren’t any classmates that you can physically talk to/work together with. Working with others helps me a lot because we have a sense of community and we all are working together to achieve the same goal.