Cyberschool

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A cyberschool is an education program in which normal curriculum is taught over the internet.

This takes two forms:
(a) "asynchronous" learning - in which the student interacts with educators and peers using email and forums;

(b) "synchronous interaction" - the students and educators interact in real-time, in virtual classrooms. They might do this via text and microphones, or even using videoconferencing techniques (with a webcam).

[edit] Advantages and Disadvantages

One advantage of cyberschools is that a person does not have to travel to a real classroom to learn.
Disadvantages include that a person must be self motivated to learn as learning cannot be enforced via the internet in the asynchronous model; and for the synchronous model, "lack of socialization" is often quoted[1], but recent anecdotal evidence[2] from live cyberschools indicates that, while socialization may be different, it is not lacking.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ BBC News Article "Families enrol for online school"
  2. ^ Briteschool FAQ "Disadvantages of attending an online school"

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