Introduction
Online learning is a good environment which is rich with information and fit for successful adult education because the adults are able to grasp information with ease. With the introduction and development in technology most adults are now saving a lot money and time by taking online courses because technology makes learning easier for them. Online learning is fit for adults because they are very good planners of their time and they do not need persons to remind them what is required in their courses.
Discussion
Adult learners are also well organized hence online learning works best for them. Online learning offers adult students flexibility by enabling them to hold discussions online through chat rooms which are related to their courses. The discussions facilitate their learning because the chat rooms are interactive and hence enable all of them to participate in the discussions (Lynch, 2004).
Online learning offers adult students a lot of resources and they are at freedom to choose what they want as far as their studies are concerned. Most adults would like to go back to school to further their studies but they are often faced by challenges of work schedules which are busy and cannot allow them to attend face to face classes. This is where online learning comes in and allows them to earn their education at home.
Majority of adult students like to take courses related to Finance, Languages, Philosophy and History among other subjects. These subjects are offered in online learning hence giving them a platform to excel and thus enabling them to take any course that they are interested in (Salmon, 2002).
Since most of them do not have a lot of time to study, the online classes take a period of about one hour and hence very convenient for majority of the adult learners. Besides, most adult students are said to prefer online learning when compared to face to face teaching. Online learning gives the adult students a chance to do better in their studies because usually they are ready to learn. The adult learners do not need to be motivated by their professors to learn because they are self motivated and hence easily coordinate themselves in online learning.
The adult learners know their direction in life better and hence online learning exposes them to a lot experiences that help them excel well in their studies. The adult students are known to have a lot of experience by the time they decide to take online courses and hence this gives them a good reserve for the courses they undertake online. Online learning easily fulfils their expectations because it is very extensive since information is readily available.
Conclusion
Online learning enables successful adult learning because most of the adult learners go back to learning due to tasks facing them at work or in life, such as responsibilities towards families and hence online education best works for them. With the challenges of diversifying their careers adult learners are very advantaged by the provision of online learning because they are able to take multiple careers and this is enabled by the provision of the internet. Online learning ensures success to adult learners because usually they are eager to learn things that they do not know so that they can put them into application in their present day lives.
References
Lynch, M.M. (2004). Learning online: a guide to success in the virtual classroom. New York, NY: Routledge.
Salmon, G. (2002). E-tivities: the key to active online learning. New York, NY: Routledge.