teachers are offered degrees
The paraphrasing of the original topic is incorrect. You have not provided the correct field of focus for the general discussion. There is no focus on teacher training online in the original presentation. It is implied that all courses are now offered online. Therefore, this incorrect focus means your prompt restatement will receive a preliminary failing score due to inacciracy. This failure on your part may not be helped by the correct writer's opinion that you provided because you have not included a 2 reason thesis statement for it.
Do not use a comparison discussion in this case. There was no instruction to compare and contrast nor to discuss both points of view. Instead. Use the disadvantage - advantage format of discussion. That would mean:
Sentence 1: Introduce the disadvantage
Sentence 2: Explain why it is seen as a disadvantage
Sentence 3: Indicate that this is actually an advantage
Sentence 4: Explain the advantage
Sentence 5: Give an example and transition to the next supporting reason
The above format is the correct way to respond to this writing task. It focuses on your opinion defense and clearly disproves any disadvantages based on your point of view. This is how you can gain a higher score in the final score based on a strong Task Accuracy response.