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MERITS DEMERITS
VLFs: Additional resources for some subjects are Setting up this kind of service would be
available allowing for students to broaden their expensive for any establishment especially if
knowledge into topics, or to test themselves in order they intend to create a high quality end
to identify what they need more work on. This type of product. Also virtual learning platforms require
service is capable of supporting entire academic for the host establishments servers to be
programmers, so educational facilities are able to host constantly running and this could. Furthermore
electronic access for all subjects offered at the extra personnel may be required in order to
institute, essentially meaning that nothing is left out. maintain the service and ensure that the service
is working at all times.

Online Revision: Users have access to a great deal Not all subjects or qualifications are available on
of revision materials for a series of different exam online revision sites. Sometimes they may have a
boards as well as age groups. For example on BBC subject, but it may not be appropriate to the level
Bitesize (a popular revision site) users have access of which someone is studying it, or alternatively it
to revision material ranging from key stage 1 all may be of a different exam board.
the way up to higher levels (a levels). Furthermore
these are all available across multiple exam
boards.

Online Learning: You can learn whatever you want.
You can pick the program of your dreams in traditional Online courses cannot cope with thousands of
education, too, but that would involve traveling away students that try to join discussions. Also online
from home, living in a completely unknown city, and learning can be difficult if it is meant for
struggling in an extremely competitive learning disciplines that involve practice. Online learning
environment. With online education, you can take any cannot offer human interaction.
program or course present in traditional four-year
universities. Comfort. Self-paced learning.
School Websites: Many websites display children’s Slow Internet connections can cause the school
work on the school website, this can improve the websites to be difficult. School websites can be very
self-esteem of the child, resulting to the child complicated to use which is hard for younger
working harder. Its helps students below the ages 10 or 11 and other people
parents/careers/members of the who have limited knowledge with computers. Some
community/students to be involved with the school websites do not update information
school causing the community to be stronger. regularly which means external users are not aware

of new information.

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