Distance Learning has so many advantages like

• Flexibility in learning
• Easier to study even when you have a full time job
• No deadlines to meet
• No fixed location
• Only requires PC and internet connectivity and
• The fees are much lesser than that of the on -site counterparts.

Also, nearly all courses on all subjects can also be found in distance learning universities.

Apart from all the above advantages, there is one other special benefit that is not openly apparent. Distance learning removes not only the distance and location barriers but also the barriers of personal biases towards age, sex, race and physical disabilities.

In the real world, these disparities do exist and they affect the lives of many students. We all have heard and experienced teachers favoritism-positively or negatively! Many teachers judge students not on the basis of their knowledge and creativity but on the basis of their race, color, age or physical qualities, but, in online education, there is no scope for such discrimination and open friendships develop. Mails whiz around both sides and all barriers get dissolved. However this also has certain disadvantages.

Students of distance learning live in a false world of security free from any biases. Thus, they are not ready to face the real world. This false sense of security might also reinforce their feelings.

When students take part in extracurricular activities and other social programs, they mingle along with other students and develop wonderful people skills. The opportunity for such things is lost to persons who take up online degree programs. But, all said and done, distance learning helps students to overcome classroom bias and gain a stress-free qualification.