{"id":7105,"date":"2018-01-11T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T09:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonebridge-blog.positive-dedicated.net\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2020-11-26T17:31:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T17:31:59","slug":"distance-learning-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/advice\/distance-learning-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Distance Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Distance learning or E-learning provides a completely flexible way to study. If you study at most colleges or higher education establishments, you need to attend classes or lectures and submit work face-to-face. But, the world of online learning and distance education offers an alternative to this, giving people more choice when it comes to their education.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is distance learning good for students?<\/h2>\n<p>Distance learning&nbsp;courses are completed remotely, which means that you have the freedom to discover new things without having to leave the comfort of your home. All course material is accessible 24\/7 online so you can study when suits you, no matter whether you&#8217;re an early riser or a night owl. You&#8217;re in control of your own time, schedule and learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Plus,&nbsp;you have access to the support of an&nbsp;experienced tutor who will provide fast feedback on your assignments and answer any of your queries or concerns. This means that you&#8217;re getting the same learning experience as those in traditional education, without the&nbsp;hassle of travelling, having a timetable and the stress of tight deadlines. You can either complete your course completely online or via a hard paper copy that is posted straight to your front door. High-quality education has never been more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>But the benefits of virtual learning don&#8217;t end there&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>8 more&nbsp;benefits of distance learning<\/h2>\n<p>Studying can be difficult no matter how you choose to do it. However, distance learning has many advantages that make the process a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Earn and learn at the same time<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to give up your job to study. You can prepare for a new career path, or get qualified for promotion by gaining new skills, by learning in your spare time.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Family life doesn&#8217;t have to suffer<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to sacrifice precious time with your little ones or quality family time to gain a qualification. You can&nbsp;fit your work in whenever you have the time, which means more time with your loved ones and a better work-life balance.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>It&#8217;s more affordable<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>You can cut the costs of studying by choosing to learn from home. You won&#8217;t need to buy additional learning materials yourself or&nbsp;pay for transport to get to college every day. Everything you need to succeed is included in the price of your online study programme.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>You can get qualified quickly<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>You&nbsp;won&#8217;t need to wait for other students and there are no term dates or holidays to slow you down. You can complete your online course in as little as a few weeks and get going on your next adventure whenever you&#8217;re ready to.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>There&#8217;s more choice<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>You have the option to learn about hundreds of topics, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/category\/beauty-hair-nails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">beauty<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/category\/functional-skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">English &amp; maths<\/a>, and you don&#8217;t need to travel around the country to find the right course. Let education come to you and complete the learning programme for you&nbsp;from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>It&#8217;s private<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not ready to shout about your education, you don&#8217;t have to. Distance learning can be as discreet as you&nbsp;like and you won&#8217;t be under any pressure to pass. You can take things at your own pace and not have to worry about the progress of other students.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>You can keep studying<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>If you enjoy learning new things and building on your study skills, you can take a new course whenever you want to. It&#8217;s easy to enrol and you have the flexibility to study several E-learning courses at the same time.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>You&#8217;ll develop greater independence<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Learning something new is a great confidence boost. Plus, as you write your own schedule and develop new skills, you will feel more self-assured and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>ready to take on new challenges, in and outside of the world of education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19735 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Distance-learning-in-a-library-Stonebridge-Associated-Colleges-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Man in a library with laptop and writing paper.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Distance-learning-in-a-library-Stonebridge-Associated-Colleges-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Distance-learning-in-a-library-Stonebridge-Associated-Colleges-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Distance-learning-in-a-library-Stonebridge-Associated-Colleges-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why choose Stonebridge?<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike other education and online training providers, we don&#8217;t put a time limit on your studying. We understand that life gets in the way and you may want to take time off studying and come back to it. That&#8217;s why we set no deadlines and offer you the freedom to complete your course whenever you&#8217;re able to.<\/p>\n<p>We also offer payment plans, so you can split the cost into affordable monthly instalments. All you need to do is pay a \u00a319.99 deposit and you&#8217;re ready to learn!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We think learning should be accessible to everyone. That&#8217;s why we offer over 500 E-learning courses, <\/strong><strong>covering hundreds of subjects, to help you&nbsp;achieve your dreams and reach your full potential, no matter what previous qualifications you have. To view our complete list of courses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distance learning or E-learning provides a completely flexible way to study. If you study at most colleges or higher education establishments, you need to attend classes or lectures and submit work face-to-face. 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