Online education is a viable and compelling alternative to traditional (meaning classroom-based, face-to-face) teaching for many reasons, which are summarized below.

But first, please allow me to establish my credibility in making such a claim: I hold multiple academic degrees, professional certificates and awards from universities and professional organizations in four different countries over the past 30 years. Prior to, and during this time, I have been a merchant marine officer, air traffic control specialist, business consultant, lecturer and entrepreneur, each of which has had its fair share of training and assessment as the basis for advancement. So, I write as an industry practitioner, lifelong student and practicing academic and entrepreneur, who has been at the back (receiving) end of training at each stage of my professional development, having to learn materials in order to successfully complete assessments and ensure advancement; and latterly, at the front (provision/delivery) end of training, where I have planned and delivered educational materials and assessments for all levels of higher education (HE) in the UK. Therefore, I, for one, find it strange that online education has been met with such a whirlwind of incredulousness, negative reviews, claims of ineffectiveness and even fakery and of not being the real deal.

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