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well to support the functionality of both; the speaker/instructor and the learners by
stating that organizational arrangements which include the duration of the lesson, and
the difference in time zones are equally important to support different activities if
needed to be conducted depending on the mood of the learners (Anastasiades, 2009).
Moreover, the effectiveness of online learning relies on the different
methodological approaches chosen by the instructors in terms of having their lesson
to be a teacher-centered, learner-centered, or subject-mattered center and it could also
be individualistic or collaborative as well (Courtney et al., 2015). It was also stated
that instructors/tutors should implement analogies and personal stories for relevancy
purposes to keep the learners engaged and motivated to participate in the discussion.
In addition, tutors should make concepts clear instead of throwing baffling and
incomprehensible questions, which can be achieved through creating preparatory
diagrams and visual aid tools to deliver a point across. At last, the timely feedback
from both ends and the fixed durations of the course is very important to reduce the
loss of time alongside the creation of stimulating timely activities that further assist in
understanding the concept.