What are the benefits of online tutoring?

Along with some general questions about the benefits of online tutoring, the survey also identified more specific benefits users experienced. All users (tutors, parents, and students) agreed that a key benefit of online tutoring was increased flexibility. Furthermore, they found that working online, lesson recordings and a more flexible/casual attitude created a beneficial learning environment.

There was also some indication that certain students and tutors found they were able to cover more topics online than in person. This may play a key part in why some students reported online tuition to be more effective than face-to-face tutoring when it came to the learning process.

What about the future?

The survey seems to suggest that online tutoring is here to stay. 95% of parents indicated keeping some or all tuition online in the future. This number gets even higher with students, where 98% stated the same intention.

One of the most interesting findings shown by this survey is a change in attitudes. Pre-coronavirus just 6% of parents indicated doing half or more of their tuition online, furthermore, only 20% of tutors indicated that they had done any kind of online tuition.

It seems that the technology creating online classes for teaching and learning online have become far more accessible for many students and tutors. To put this change into perspective 99% of tutors surveyed said they will continue to tutor online even with face-to-face tuition being safe for most again.