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Key for reference:
The strong
and the weak points of online
education and conventional education
A: Online
education has developed greatly.
Many colleges are offering online
courses. I think the advantages
of online education are many.
The first advantage is that
we can find a large amount of
teaching materials.
B: Yes, there's really an ocean
of information.
A: The second is that there
are many choices of courses,
and there is no limit to the
number of students in the same
course.
B: Yeah, really. Most of us
freshmen are learning a course
of computer skills online. It
saves a lot of money for our
university.
A: Yes, that's a good point.
And online education can save
people time. You don't need
to go to a classroom to have
the class.
B: That's another advantage.
But online education still has
its disadvantages. You learn
online and you seem to know
more people. But you have fewer
real world friends than you
could have in a conventional
course.
A: Errh, I've never thought
about that.
B: Um, the teacher in my online
class spends a lot of time answering
students' emails. Maybe that's
a disadvantage for the teacher.
A: Oh , yes, it's a hard job
for the teachers in an online
course.
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