Online lesson vs. traditional: what's the difference? So it's 9:00 and your class is finally over. As you leave, you look at the clock to find that you have about 15 minutes to get to work. As you practically run at full speed to your car, you come across a brief thought in your head: “I knew I should have taken that online course.” It's true that online classes offer flexibility and convenience while traditional classes generally do not. And that's not the only difference, online and traditional classes are two useful learning environments that differ in many ways. I have already taken both online and traditional lessons. There are some obvious differences and similarities, then there are others that aren't so obvious. For example, learning processes are different. In an online class, you basically play the role of both, the teacher and the student. In other words, it is self-managed; you are solely and completely responsible for what you do and what you don't do. You really need a high degree of responsibility...