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    Online learning is defined as learning undertaken on a computer via the internet. It has its roots in distance education which began in the 19th century through correspondence courses delivered by mail. Today, online learning plays a significant role in many university curriculums, with lecturers providing course materials and notes online. While it expands access to education, online learning can result in less social interaction and faculty contact compared to traditional in-person learning.

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    Online learning is defined as learning undertaken on a computer via the internet. It has its roots in distance education which began in the 19th century through correspondence courses delivered by mail. Today, online learning plays a significant role in many university curriculums, with lecturers providing course materials and notes online. While it expands access to education, online learning can result in less social interaction and faculty contact compared to traditional in-person learning.

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    Online learning is defined as learning undertaken on a computer via the internet. It has its roots in distance education which began in the 19th century through correspondence courses delivered by mail. Today, online learning plays a significant role in many university curriculums, with lecturers providing course materials and notes online. While it expands access to education, online learning can result in less social interaction and faculty contact compared to traditional in-person learning.

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    What Is the Definition of Online Learning?

    Distance and online learning have been embraced by universities in America and across the
    Western World. Distance and online learning have opened up education at all levels, especially
    for people who may not be able to attend a college. Online learning now plays a significant part in
    the curriculum of many schools and universities.

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    Definition

    According to the U.S. Department of education, online learning is learning that is


    undertaken on a computer by means of the Internet. Online learning is also part of
    many college and university students' education as lecturers place lecture notes and
    work for further study on the Internet. Online learning has its roots in distance
    education

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    Background
     Online learning is the modern equivalent of distance learning, which began in the 19th
    century in both the United States and Europe.The earliest instance of distance learning was
    a correspondence shorthand course that the Englishman Isaac Pitman devised. Instead of
    accessing learning materials online, students received them through the mail. Distance
    education was a means of widening educational access to those who for various reasons
    were unable to attend college. Other distance education opportunities arose with the advent
    of radio and television in the 1920s and 1940s.The growth of computer and Internet
    technology from the 1980s onward led to what we now call online learning.

    Features
     According to the American Association of University Professors, distance eduction is
    education where students and teachers are geographically separated, and teaching and
    materials are delivered by modern technological means. In online learning, technological
    media, including video, audio and digital communications, are used as tools to help facilitate
    a student's learning.

    Benefits
     Online learning has two major benefits. As mentioned, this type of education opens up
    opportunities for those people who, for one reason or another, cannot attend a college or
    university. Online courses make learning to a degree level and beyond available to a much
    wider population. Slow learners especially can benefit because they can take study at their
    own pace.
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    Considerations
     While online learning has significant benefits, a significant benefit of higher education has
    been social interaction. At colleges and universities, young people can learn how to live with
    others who are not members of their family, making higher education a significant rite of
    passage. This is not nearly as possible with online learning. Online learning can also lead to
    less contact between faculty and students, resulting in fewer opportunities for healthy debate
    and interaction

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