Сочинение"the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning"

Learning is often considered to be a normal part of working and personal life. Both learning for achieving a job as well as for achieving knowledge should not be neglected. Online environment is changing continuously and it represents a great opportunity for learning. It is very important to discover how to learn using all available communication channels and choosing the ones that best suit a person’s style of filtering the information.
Online Learning Advantages and Disadvantages

Nowadays, online learning turns out to be more and more practiced. Many traditional universities started to share their courses online for free. It represents an easy and comfortable method to achieve knowledge in almost every field, from law and accounting, to human sciences, such as psychology and sociology or history. Online learning is a great alternative to traditional universities, especially for people who can’t afford the time and money to take real courses.

Advantages of Online Learning

Although many people still consider traditional universities as the best way to achieve knowledge and get a diploma, online learning proves to be a great alternative. Students have the chance to study in their own time and especially for free. It represents a great way to study many fields and to boost the level of self-motivation. Online learning is so effective because students can finish their homework quickly, and there is more time left for hobbies or for finding a job.

An access to all resources of a traditional course helps participants learn wherever they are, leaving them the freedom to choose the time for study. With basically an Internet connection, a person can attend different courses. Among the advantages of online learning there are the responsibility and self-discipline of students.

Disadvantages of Online Learning

Only in a small group a person can develop properly. At school, students learn how to make friends, be patient, get rid of disappointment, and especially to compete. Competition between colleagues can be very stimulating and students will only benefit from it. Online learningcannot offer human interaction.

Another disadvantage refers to the fact that online courses cannot cope with thousands of students that try to join discussions. Also, online learning can be difficult, if it is meant for disciplines that involve practice.

In conclusion, online learning should be seen as a complement and extension of classical forms of learning. Not even the best online course can fully replace the personal contact with a teacher, or the human relationships that develop in a group. So, traditional classes shouldn’t be replaced with online learning.

Great Britain, formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has an area of some 244,027 square kilometres and is divided into 49 administrative counties. It consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ranking about seventy-fifth in size among the countries of the world it has less than 2 per cent of the world's land area. Great Britain, the largest island in the north-west of Europe, is separated from Ireland by the Irish Sea, and from the Continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover.
The surface of England and Ireland is rather flat while the highland area comprises Scotland and most of Wales. The highest mountain in the United Kingdom is Ben Nevis in Scotland (1343 m.). The rivers are not very long but they are deep. The chief rivers are the Severn (220 miles) and the Thames (215 miles). The Thames flows through London, and makes it a large sea port, though London is 84 kms away from the sea.

In the early days of Christianity Christmas was not celebrated as a great event. the first mention of Christmas as the festival refers to the year 200 ad, when theologians in Alexandria decided that Christmas should be celebrated on 20 may. In the 4th century ad the Roman Church tried to unify the celebration in different groups and denominations. having decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25. This date was chosen not by chance — among the pagan cults, which at that time were common, December 25 was celebrated as the birthday of the Sun. St. Cyprian said later, "How wonderfully ordered God that the birth of Christ occurred on the birthday of the Sun". In the early days of Christianity Christmas was not celebrated as a great event. the first mention of Christmas as the festival refers to the year 200 ad, when theologians in Alexandria decided that Christmas should be celebrated on 20 may. In the 4th century ad the Roman Church tried to unify the celebration in different groups and denominations. having decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25. This date was chosen not by chance — among the pagan cults, which at that time were common, December 25 was celebrated as the birthday of the Sun. St. Cyprian said later, "How wonderfully ordered God that the birth of Christ occurred on the birthday of the Sun". The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas is very ancient. Christmas drinks, cards, beautiful boxes with bows — it all came to us from the ancient Romans who exchanged gifts on New Year's day. Holy Eligius in the 7th century warned about the priority of spiritual over physical gifts, but as you can see, some traditions in the truest sense of the word cannot be destroyed.A character named Santa Claus is based on Bishop early Christian Saint Nicholas, who was born in 270 ad in the Turkish village of Patara. It is known that quietly gave money to the poor and gifts. The modern image of Santa Claus is largely based on the 1823 poem "A visit from St Nicholas" (the Visit of Saint Nicholas), also called "the Night before Christmas". To read it in the original can be found here. Our Santa Claus is headed by the cold and frost, and the prototype of it, apparently, was one of the pagan gods, the Great old man of the North, which was notorious for its cold evil disposition.