text: Online classes allow students to learn at their own pace in a their own comfortable environment. This is a benefit because not all students learn at the same pace or the same way. Some students are auditory learners, while others are visual. With online classes, students can learn how they want, an auditory learner can take a class that involves video conferencing, while a visual learner can take a class that includes PowerPoint with notes. Also students are in their own environment, so they can have a music playing or not, or be in bed or at a desk, they are not limited like students in a classroom are. Also, with online classes, students can take care of their work at any point during the day, unless its a video conference class. This helps students who have busy lives, for example, a mother who is returning to college may take online classes, so that she can do her work at night, instead of being in class during the day, when she needs to get errands done. Many universities offer online classes for that reason, their online college classes are designed to be flexible and work with people's busy schedules.