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In modern times, the pressures of making a career are immense. Students are a lot more focused and sure about what they want to do in life and for this they contemplate about starting work much earlier than previous times. But a successful career also needs a sound educational background. So what are options for those who want to work and study at the same time? The answer, of course, is enrolling for online courses. Online courses, like everything else has its own advantages and disadvantages and it depends entirely upon the person enrolling for the course to gain maximum advantages of the opportunities it gives us.

Some of the Advantages of Online Courses are:

One of he advantages is of course, that it gives the students the chance to pursue a career and study at the same time. The student does not have to make a choice between the two and with proper time management can balance both of them easily.

The second advantage is of course, the flexibility. Online courses do not restrict you to rigid timings and because of this you can schedule your routine accordingly. So if you are working the whole day, you can spend your evening studying.

The student can opt for his favorite university, anywhere in the world, and without traveling to it! There are a lot of A-class universities in the world which offers competent online courses, and you can get the best education that you desire.

The courses that are offered online are in most cases, at par with the curriculum that is taught in class. So the student hardly misses out on anything. Even if he does, he can always clarify his doubts with his teachers thorough mail and video conferencing.

But like all other things there are some Disadvantages as well:

The first is, that in most cases an online degree is not taken into account and the recruiters stress more on classroom study as they it is a place where the students have to interact with other students, undergo practical knowledge and thus gain better knowledge and develop better communication skills.

Moreover, in online courses, there is less pressure to study and if a student does not follow his routine rigidly, chances are that he would soon lose concentration as there are no teachers or supervisors to reprimand him,  a course in miracleshe may go slack in his daily study.

Also a student needs to have basic computer skills to undergo these courses and have access to a computer and internet connection.

By and large, it depends upon the student to decide that whether the online course would facilitate his career and what are its prospects in future. Getting a proper estimate of the job market beforehand will also help.