I'm writing this as my first online only class is coming to an end for the semester. Coincidentally the course itself focuses on technology as an instructional platform and wouldn't make sense any other way. It is like taking a Spanish class by going to Spain--complete immersion. While I've not had much experience using computers and hypermedia technologies in my experience as a student through secondary school, I was fairly internet-literate before enrolling in this class. Even so, most of all our projects (or modules) were new to me. In some cases I had never even heard of the topic in question (i.e. Wikispaces). I found the course to be refreshing in that I could carve out my own time and pace myself to complete projects. Some sped by; others seemed to take forever and required a lot of research.
On the other hand, I was simultaneously enrolled in a "hybrid" course, where most of the assignments were completed online, and the class met face-to-face only four times in four months. While this particular class had little to nothing to do with "technology," it, too, was a great opportunity for me to pace myself and complete tasks on my own schedule.
Regarding online schooling, (aside from my initial trepidation,) I experienced no hiccups along the way--everything went smoothly and communication from my professors was reliable.
I still think I prefer the advantage to and accountability of a traditional, face-to-face class; but this semester really opened my eyes to the advantages of hybrid and online-only courses.
