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Communication technologies associated with correspondence courses have made the conversion from traditional tutoring services into the online environment a relatively simple procedure. While undertaking lessons from an online tutor, students are not required to be physically present at a specific location. They are sent literature, videos, audiotapes, and CD-ROMs by mail, and e-mail and video conferencing are often used. It is a great opportunity for students who have geographical or time constraints. They improve their grades from the comfort of their own home and on their own time.
As with a walk-in center, an online tutor focuses on a problem area. For example, a tutoring session might concentrate on the thesis and organization of a student's paper, or on grammar and punctuation errors. A student can expect his or her paper to improve after an online tutoring session. The online tutor will give the student as much feedback as possible in the time allotted for each online session. The student may e-mail the online tutor with follow-up questions. Tutoring is generally done during business days [Monday-Friday].
Online tutors are as demanding as physically present tutors. In fact, it takes more discipline to study conscientiously in an online learning environment due to the absence of mandatory physical attendance. The interactions may be synchronous or asynchronous, and the use of multimedia, graphics, shared applications and shared workspaces could be necessary.
The online tutor must guide and motivate students, assess their work, and deal with any difficulties in the curriculum. A distinct advantage is that it gives tutors and students time to formulate a response to a text or query. On the whole, however, online tutoring is more beneficial when tackling global issues such as essay structure and development while physical tutoring might be better for grammatical issues.