Research says that students and professionals are in massive competition. To survive in this competitive world both students and professionals need to upgrade their key skills and in order to upgrade skills they are undergoing a number of courses in online or distance mode along with their core job role.

Everything comes with a positive and a negative impact. The positive aspect of distance education are as follows:

Flexibility: students can work at their own pace and at their own time.
Cost- travel expenses: Less time traveling to class if it is all distance learning or a hybrid class.
The student is the motivator
Less time in classroom
Students can access information when they need it
Able to communicate with other students: group work, missed class notes.
It also helps you to identify your strength and weaknesses and helps you to be more confident.