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Introduction

Over the last decade due to technology advancement the world has been reduced into a global village. According to McPherson et al. (135), presently people are living in a world that is surrounded by the internet.  Many kinds of services and utilities which are based on the internet or computers are helping people to have better lives. Under this era of technological improvement, online education stands as one of the most significant innovations. Online education is a process where learning is delivered and administered to students over the internet. Online education at De Anza College incorporates different categories of online learning such as exclusive online courses, and face-to-face learning. As an institution of learning De Anza College offers educational instructions to its students using computers that can be accessed from different geographical areas. The increasing popularity of online training has improved the dispensation of education. To maximize the use of the internet De Anza College should open more online and hybrid courses because they are flexible, convenient, and improve the learning abilities of students.

Convenient

In most cases, the benefits derived from online education are dependent on the students at De Anza College. Online and hybrid courses significantly make access to education more convenient for students, for example, those who travel from time to time, those with disabilities or health concerns and so on. Online learning also reduces the amount of time that students spent while commuting to school (Bonvilian et al., 24). For instance, located in northern California bay area majority of De Anza College students are often caught up in traffic as such they are required to get on the road at least 30-40 minutes before the start of a class. Therefore, increasing online and hybrid courses will create training opportunities for many students who are traditionally underserved by post-secondary institutions. The provision of these courses will shorten the amount of time spent on commuting considering it will involve a simple walk to the computer.  Therefore, students will have the opportunity of studying at their convenience. 

The general community will also benefit from the increase of online and hybrid course at De Anza College. Online education ensures that students get time to study when their children are occupied or sleeping (Ni, 197). By offering this form of education most of the people in the local community will be encouraged to take classes at De Anza College because they can learn at their convenience. The issuance of online and hybrid courses provides a platform for people in the community to study while using their internet accessible devices from different locations. For example, people who are engaged in other activities have a chance to study therefore convenient online learning has made sure that interested parties can go back to school. The provision of online education will enable students to strike a balance between family and work. Besides, the community will benefit from the availability of online courses due to enhanced access to course materials such as recorded lectures that can be reviewed to boost the level of understanding.

Flexible

            Online education is time flexible therefore this kind of learning is significant to students who have time conflict issues. Flexibility in online training refers to the form of learning and teaching that is free for students from specific constraints such as pace, place, and time of the study. The flexibility of online courses at the De Anza College will not only be limited to this factor. As a result of increasing the number of online and hybrid courses, the students at the institution will be able to learn depending on their lifestyles. In most cases, online education makes it easier for students to find classes which easily fit their schedule. For example, this quarter I am enrolling in a communication course which entails online class that will save me from a schedule conflict. Gigliotti (403) found out that majority of post-secondary education students acknowledge online training as flexible considering it is very accommodating to those with busy lifestyles.

In different instances, students have been forced to abandon programs of their dreams in traditional education due to geographical differences and limitations. The failure to choose such courses is because in most cases they are offered far away from one's home area, therefore, requires that a student's moves into an unknown city. Relocation...