Who does online schooling?

[mike peters]

If you have which are the best, easiest and well accredited?
I have an associates and am going after a bachelors in business.

 

[big_bad_buff]

i'm not sure off the top of my head. run a search, you'll come up with a few choices. i'm going to school(home town college) online this jan...i think it's pretty tough.....any online class is going to be a lot harder than going to school.

 

[vinylgroover]

Not directed at you Mike, but wtf happened to social interaction. People go to school online, date online and socialise online. Most people are social train wrecks because of it.

 

[fogg88]

For a business degree, check out:

http://www.phoenix.edu/

University of Phoenix is actually very well respected, and caters to people who are already working, but still pursuing degrees.

 

[grlpwrd]

Check out http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/ . You need to make sure the program is accredited by a legitimate organization.

I am taking online courses from my local university, but I have to attend sporadic in-person classes. I attend school in person, too, so I don't have experience with a full-time online program, but there are lots of options out there.I find my particular program very accomodating and convenient and eventually I will take my upper-level requirements on campus which is necessary for my degree.

Good luck!

 

[biteme]

You've got to have a whole lot of self disclipline to succeed in off campus classes. There is no teacher to answer your questions either, which would be very frustrating to me.

 

[big4life]

I am looking into doing some classes on-line, because of my work schedule it is impossible for me to attend regular classes.

 

[mike peters]

bump

 

[TxArmyGuy]

if your interested in Tech stuff check out Kaplan College

 

[starfish]

You've got to have a whole lot of self disclipline to succeed in off campus classes. There is no teacher to answer your questions either, which would be very frustrating to me.

Depends on the class. I took corresondence classes that were a cakewalk.

 

[Fonz]

If you have which are the best, easiest and well accredited?
I have an associates and am going after a bachelors in business.

Cambridge in the UK has an online program.

Fonz

 

[Citruscide]

I've read and talked to many professionals in various industries, and they usually will frown on any courses that are taken "online"... If they don't relate to anything you have to do, or your current employer dosen't care... then go for it...

But in generally, correspondance courses and "Online" courses lack the creditability that the classroom experience provides...

If you have time, take them at night duirng the week... most universitites offer courses at 5:50-8:30 or even later... yeah, it sucks, but that is a 3 hour course, 3 credit hours...

If you have no other means, I guess you have no other means.

C-ditty

 

[SofaGeorge]

Night school is much better. No one takes online schools very seriously.

 

[Citruscide]

Night school is much better. No one takes online schools very seriously.

Amen...

C-ditty

 

[starfish]

Night school is much better. No one takes online schools very seriously.

The classes I took were through my univesity as correspondence. Not online. No one would be able to tell.

 

[Citruscide]

if u do online learning -- don't put it in your resume as "online", make it seem like a real university. Put location, etc. next to it.

Bachelors of Elite Fitness
LDU University
Stamford, CT

etc. ec.

-= nav =-

Doesn't matter really.. if you are applying for a job that asks for a transcript... they will be able to tell if a class was taken online or correspondance... I took one correspondance in undergrad and it had a huge *** next to it... the law school's I applied to even mentioned it... like "why did you take this class correspondance?" -- Bottom line, a MUCH higer value is placed on classroom work... and I think, in the end, more is learned...

C-ditty

 

[starfish]

I learned more from my correspondence classes simply because it was either I work through it or I fail. I was forced to apply myself on my own.

I've taken on campus classes and never opened the textbook. Just listened to boring lectures and took a test.


To say you learn more in a classroom in no way applies to me.

 

[Citruscide]

I learned more from my correspondence classes simply because it was either I work through it or I fail. I was forced to apply myself on my own.

I've taken on campus classes and never opened the textbook. Just listened to boring lectures and took a test.


To say you learn more in a classroom in no way applies to me.

I'm glad you have an overall enjoyable learning experience through your correspondance classes... they are usually more enjoyable, as they are typically easier and less comprehensive than typical coursework.

As for taking campus classes and not opening the text book, that is your own decision to not take your education seriously enough to read it.

The bottom line stands, however, when it comes to the employment world, they do care if you get an Online degree, or a degree via correspondance... true, if you only have a few classes like this in your degree, it probably won't make a difference one way or another...

but I'd never suggest an online or correspondance degree to anyone... they just aren't looked upon too highly.

C-ditty

 

[Citruscide]

Just for the record... everyone can learn at their own pace, in their own way...

That being said, in the JOB market... online degrees are pretty much worthless as it goes to getting a job that requires a degree... they are more for housewives who just want that badge of accomplishment... as for correspondance... they are ok, for an augmentation of a current degree... but as for a correspondance degree entirely, I wouldn't suggest it.

I would suggest, for those of you pursuing an education... if you don't feel up to going to a 4-year school... perhaps a junior college? You might ease into a 4-year setting better...

Just your humble advisor with his own doctorate giving you some needed advice.

C-ditty