An online course is given entirely remotely, via the internet. You will be taught by an instructor, and take your classes via webcams, chat rooms, or message boards. A lot of courses today are also pre-recorded videos of instructors, rather than live sessions, which gives you the flexibility to study at your own pace to earn your degree.

​

In-person programmes are the traditional classroom-based courses where you need to attend classes. A benefit of this method is that it enables in-person interaction, as students take their lessons directly in the presence of their teacher with their peers.

​

Hybrid courses if you would prefer a combination of the two earlier methods. Hybrid courses offer you the advantages of online education as well as in-class learning. Usually, in this format, you get to learn a section of the curriculum in-person, inside a classroom, while some parts are instructed in online classes.

​

In many cases, hybrid courses require students to do part of their coursework online, which complements what has been taught to them in class.