E-Learning or

E-Scamming?
Some people say you can learn almost anything from the Internet.
What do you think?

Maria Lică | Cambridge First Certificate in English | 26.03.2021

Many people feel that E-Learning is much better than “real-
life” learning. But is that really true?
As the population grows, learning is extremely important,
especially for the youngest part of it. Of course, the first
learning experiences come from parents, who teach babies
to walk and to talk. After a few years, children enter a
collective: kindergarten, where they meet their first teacher.
These first years are very important, as they prepare the
child socially and intellectually for the experience of school.
Online learning cannot equal those years.
It is true that there is plenty of material on the Internet, but,
sadly, not all of it is good. Sites that seem safe can make
you download viruses instead of an online course. Also,
most of the information on the Internet is either wrong or
fake, so people should only trust official sources.
E-Learning is not accessible to everybody, as young children
can’t use computers and the older population simply doesn’t
know how. Also, E-Learning is sometimes not financially
affordable, as logging on the Internet requires a specialised
electronic device. Even if one has the device, certain E-
Courses are very expensive, and therefore cannot be used
by most of the population.
Taking all this into account, it seems clear to me that “real-
life” learning is much better and more accessible than E-
Learning.

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