Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You ? Part 4 of 4

Distance Education: Is a Virtual

Classroom for You ?

Part 4 of 4

Emphasis on the Written Word

Most of the communication as well as the course work, in distance-learning classes is written. That’s a plus, because the focus on the written word gives you the opportunity to develop as a writer – and strong writing skills are essential to academic success. However if writing is a serious weakness for you, virtual learning may not be the best educational option until you improve your skills. Yes, most of distance education is the written word; therefore , you need to be a good reader, love to read, and love writing also. Most og your assignments will be written and submitted to the instructor in the written format. Your penmanship needs to be excellent spelling great sentence structure above average vocabulary extraordinary. You need to have online access with reliable equipment. If your internet communicates at home isn’t working you can do online education from home and will need to go to someplace where you do have access to the Internet.

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