Online Tutoring Analysis

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Online Tutoring to Traditional Tutoring
Patricia D. Carter
Liberty University

Introduction
Tutoring has been around for hundreds of years. It has come from tutoring one-on-one to tutoring in groups, peer groups and now even online at a distance. One of the first forms of tutoring, which is still used today, was conceived by a well-known educator by the name of Andrew Bell. This form of tutoring was referred to as "peer tutoring" which is a system of instruction in which learners help each other and learn (themselves) by teaching. Andrew Bell 's initial reasoning behind using peer tutoring was to give under privileged children the opportunity to learn. This method of tutoring has been used and is still being used today in schools and learning centers. It was designed to have the more advanced students to help the students who were challenged in the same area, to understand content better. This allowed for more students to continue to learn a subject and not keep a teacher or instructor from being able to progress further because of
Sylvan Learning being rated number ten. The way that these services were rated was based on account tools, features, payments, and help and support. One of the hardest things about traditional tutoring has to adhere to a specific time frame. Things that have to be taken into account with face-to-face tutoring are things such as time, location, price, and personalities of the tutor and tutee. When determining an online tutoring service or online tutor, you need mostly be concerned with the price and being the fact that technology is involved, then the specifications of your computer and internet connection in addition to the price of the service is very