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In my experience learning online is way more effective and efficient.

Why it is not the default option for universities?

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 105 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In practice, online education is worse. Discussion boards are a shallow replacement for real shoulder to shoulder conversations, many students speed through video lectures, and the entire experience seems flattened and gamified. It feels more “effective and efficient” but that feeling doesn’t necessarily match reality.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Indeed. I'm genuinely baffled to hear OP finds online learning more effective and efficient

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People are different, and not everybody needs/wants other people around them all the time.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's fair, but it's not the common perception to college and certainly not a basis to ask why it isn't the "default"

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago

I agree that was just as a reference to OPs feeling. They might be overwhelmed by people. And given how many people, especially in management positions, are unable to understand why people prefer to work from home, I don't think it's too far-fetched. Both sides can be ignorant.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because that's the complete opposite experience of me and I think most other people

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

For the reasons listed in the post the commenter was replying to: people don't engage as much with the material or with each other.