Nowadays, we can see there is a boom in online learning and teaching, as people are moving towards it. Mostly now schools are not considered suitable by the parents as racism is getting high day by day and social discrimination is peaking in the school environment. We can see cases of bullying in the schools which mostly disturb the students from schooling and develop psychological issues in them. Under this circumstance, parents focus on saving their children and making them learn in a safe environment, for which parents consider online schooling best for them.
Online teaching is not an easy thing because you are focusing on a person, it could be boring and not as interactive as a classroom for which there is a need for different strategies to be adopted. The teacher should try to utilize online resources and have full command of the technology so they can facilitate the student well. If they are teaching anatomy, they should be known to use visuals, the internet, online sources, and articles to provide it to their students so they can learn and increase their knowledge fruitfully. Self-regulation is necessary because online teachers feel it is easy and takes the light on their end, but it impacts the feedback. Being self-regulatory helps the students to learn smoothly, and they will not gap too(Gradhacker, 2012).
The challenge that arises most is retaining your students because students have the option to leave your class or find some other good place to read so they will look the best for themselves. Sometimes, students are unable to understand and cannot easily catch up on their concepts for which they leave the class. The toughest phase is to retain your students on your site, and there is mainly failure in strategies (Jack, 2015).
References
Gradhacker. (2012, February 7). 7 Strategies to Make Your Online Teaching Better | Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved February 6, 2018, from https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/7-strategies-make-your-online-teaching-better
Jack. (2015, October 8). The Advantages and Challenges of Teaching Online. Retrieved February 6, 2018, from https://www.teachingeslonline.com/advantages-challenges-online-elena-mutonono/
