Additional Benefits: There are numerous additional benefits.
• You will work with classmates not only from all over the U. S. but could be around the world.
• No discrimination among students due to race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, dress, physical appearance, etc.
• Equal participation from all classmates and the most outgoing student will not monopolize the discussion.
• These courses are better for those people who are introverted as well as who learn through visual cues and require more time in understanding the material.
• No immigration problems
• Synergy: High level of dynamic interaction between the instructor and students as well as among the students themselves. Ideas and resources are shared, and continuous synergy will be generated through the learning process as each individual contributes to the course discussions and comments on classmates’ work.
• Creative teaching: In the adult education class with the interactive learning environment may contribute to self-direction and critical thinking. Especially the nature of the semi-autonomous and self-directed world of the virtual classroom makes innovative and creative approaches to instruction even more important.