Through a number of classes I took online and in person with online homework, the immediate feedback was the one thing I really appreciated.
Statics is very much a class where the same basic concepts are applied tons of times in different ways, and you kind of need to see and do a lot of problems to get good. My professor had us do online homework with unlimited attempts, but we had to submit our hand written work as well. Even though that class was entirely online, I felt very confident applying what I learned on projects.
The immediate feedback was 10x better than having the week or two of lag, and 9x better than having the answer on the back of the book because I never ran out of problems to try.
Statics is very much a class where the same basic concepts are applied tons of times in different ways, and you kind of need to see and do a lot of problems to get good. My professor had us do online homework with unlimited attempts, but we had to submit our hand written work as well. Even though that class was entirely online, I felt very confident applying what I learned on projects.
The immediate feedback was 10x better than having the week or two of lag, and 9x better than having the answer on the back of the book because I never ran out of problems to try.