The ntfs3 kernel driver (module) was a replacement for the commonly used ntfs-3g usermode driver. Ntfs-3g is now only suggested as a quick-and-dirty workaround if ntfs3 refuses to mount an NTFS volume, due to a dirty bit being present.
Regrettably, many users simply choose to use ntfs-3g instead of correcting any damage indicated by the dirty bit. Ntfs3 actively prevents mounting of an NTFS volume until damage has been corrected, and the dirty bit is cleared. This is a security measure built in to ntfs3 that does not exist in ntfs-3g – indeed, ntfs-3g actively ignores the dirty bit; which means you will not know of any damage to the volume until it’s too late.
You may find [Primer] NTFS on Linux interesting reading when you find time.
Cheers.