7. Why e-learning? As an e-student you define what you want to learn yourself. You are not fixed to a specific starting date, you choose yourself. You have access to the information and the courses 24 hours a day for 7 days a week. You can study for long or short periods of time and at your own tempo, because you can start at any point in the day and end at any point. E-learning is much easier to fit in to your daily activities than classical studying. As an e-student you define where you want to learn. This may be at home, at your workplace or any other location where you have access to a computer with an Internet connection. As an e-student you decide what you study and in which order. You can put together your own learning package. If there is a subject that you already know about, you don’t need to go through it all. You just learn what you need when you need it. And you have access to the latest information and courses. The combination of text, images and sound makes studying exciting and varied. But‌ New e-students are often carried away by their enthusiasm and try to do too much at one time, and after a while they become demotivated. There is more or less no direct contact with other people in the same situation. Stopping is just as easy therefore as starting. If you want to be sure that your first e-learning experience is a success, then you will make sure you pace yourself by working sufficiently hard and being well motivated.
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