Distance Learning can be used as an acceptable change and necessity for students who are troubled by classes or college campus. Also it is of high liking for people who prefer independent working style. It has been seen that some students have preferred Distance learning programs to normal ones even though they stay near the classrooms.

Though distance learning is not suitable for everyone. Some people are just not made for this form of learning and must stick to the traditional means. So how are we to decide whether distance learning is for us or not? This can only be done by checking some of the issues surrounding distance learning.

One of the major factors of distance learning is time as you will need the same if not more time compared to conventional classroom learning. It becomes a problem for people learning online to give enough time to the online class. There is not much of a responsibility and it is possible that you don't get the desired grade in a distance program. Although this may not trouble people who are disciplined and can work with responsibility.

There are some students who perform well when they interact and discuss issues with others in the classroom. Online courses are not as interactive as the classroom even if they have some amount of communication with other colleagues. You will perform well and take up distance learning if you can study by yourself and can manage with minimum interaction with others.

Thus we see that though distance learning may not suit everyone we can look at the different factors and decide for ourselves. We must look at our self-discipline our independent working capacity and our need for interaction and then decide whether it is for us or not.