Demanding Science at the Open University is Equally Good with Conventional Lectures

• Student obstacles while working are gone. Open University (UT) provides solutions for workers interested in continuing to university level with flexible time.

Many people do not know that studying in UT is as good as conventional lectures. Moreover, UT is a state university whose quality of education is managed by a competent teacher.

For those who are currently working and are interested in continuing to an undergraduate degree program, or continuing to a higher level to a master's degree (S2) program to support careers, UT implements an online and conventional online-based lecture system.

• Long distance means learning is not done face to face, but using media, both print media (main material book module, printed material) and noncetak (audio / video, computer / internet, radio and television broadcasting).

"If the online base, everything is done online, starting from registration, learning, teaching materials, exam, all can be online,"
According to him, the advantage of online-based learning is that students do not need to come to campus to study. They can learn anywhere from their location connected to the internet.

He explains, online tutorials are done interactively between tutors and students from all over Indonesia. At least one tutor serves as many as 60 students. Students can ask lecturers about less understood subjects.

Meanwhile, if not using the online system, students need to do face-to-face learning according to the hours and places that have been determined by UT. In contrast to online-based learning, students using face-to-face systems do not have a loose time.

"We do not have to be online or face-to-face, it's all the students' choice, there are those who love online and there are also those who like face-to-face because there is no internet access or want to learn while meeting their friends," he said.