Anuradha, G and Hema, G A (2021) LEARNERS PREFERENCE TOWARDS ONLINE COURSES- A STUDY. LEARNERS PREFERENCE TOWARDS ONLINE COURSES- A STUDY, 10 (10). pp. 43-45. ISSN 2277 - 8160

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Abstract

Online courses are revolutionizing formal education and have opened a new genre of outreach on
cultural and scientic topics. These courses deliver a series of lessons to a web browser or mobile device,
to be conveniently accessed anytime, any place. Nowadays People are interested in enriching their knowledge with the help of
growing technologies, like e-books, mobile library etc. Among them online courses play a vital role. It helps people with
authorized certications, employment etc. without age barrier. For the purpose of study 200 respondents were taken from
Coimbatore city. The tools used for the research are simple percentage analysis, and weighted average score. From the study it
is found that majority of the respondents have indicated their priority for course cost as highly satised feature of the online
course when compared to others. The study suggests that an online education is preferred by individuals who may not be able
to make it for classes in a traditional brick and mortar kind of college due to various reasons, one can gain more professional
knowledge in these online courses if they use it effectively. The educational institutions can also motivate the learners by waving
atleast the part of the fees so that more number of students can be enrolled. The study concluded that, the quality of education
has improved by online courses and even it has become easy for students to refer the content as per their leisure. In the era of
digitalization the scope of online education increases even more and will be benecial for students, professionals and also
institutions.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Online courses, Online learning, Education
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Commerce
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2024 08:22
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2024 08:22
URI: https://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/2325

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