<p>The more I look into them, the worse it gets. This includes brick and mortar schools such as Penn State, UMUC, UMass Lowell, Drexel, Colorado State, University of Illinois-Springfield.</p>
<p>No. </p>
<p>College is what you make of it and everyone has constraints. I recently participated in a recruitment process for a controller of a smal company. The eventual winning candidate had a degree from University of Phoenix. Other candidates had a variety of educational backgrounds, both from public universities and private schools.</p>
<p>He was married, working, and decided to complete his education. This online program fit his life circumstances. He apparently worked hard because he mastered the material. This individual would have made the most of whatever educational opportunity was available to him.</p>
<p>Online programs provide opportunities for folks who otherwise would not or could not attend a traditional college. I think that is good. If your life circumstances allow you to attend a traditional college then that is good also.</p>
<p>I don’t think all online education degree programs are bad, meaning there is a good one, better and best since they can’t operate or stay in the business if they haven’t done anything good to their clients (students).</p>
<p>I agree with Rhumbob that this type of learning method still depends on the “lifestyle” of a prospective student - like you can’t spend much time traveling to attend a class, etc.</p>
<p>Try to check the “specialties” of an elearning course provider since every school has its own forte. If you opt to take an engineering course, then try to look at elearning solutions provider offering this. Do some research about how long they’ve been offering this course, is the company an accredited provider, etc. </p>
<p>Maybe the provider/schools you’ve mentioned are not one of the best that offers your type of course or you expected much from them which they failed to meet.</p>
<p>Hi there Wonderwander.</p>
<p>Do you have a specific course in mind? You may try browsing the list of elearning courses here–> <a href=“http://www.360training.com/products/online-learning[/url]”>http://www.360training.com/products/online-learning</a>. The company offers different types of courses that you may want to try. Are you aware that some states require a certain number of hours for an online course? I suggest you ask your school if they have any requirement so you’ll not waste your time studying online ‘coz it may not be credited in the end.</p>
<p>So before enrolling or taking an online course, ask as many questions as possible to your school and prospective provider so you can shortlist them and finalize your choice. Good luck. :)</p>
<p>What’s the difference really between on-line learning and some of the classes in huge amphitheaters at the big state universities with 700 students in them and multiple monitors and microphones?</p>
<p>The notion that a college education involves amassing content within a variety of separate disciplines is an outmoded relic of the 19th and 20th centuries. Content is now online; it’s available to everyone, everywhere instantaneously. Education for the 21st century involves combining that content, communicating about it, and collaborating with others on work teams. Online education isn’t very good at that; 700-student classes aren’t much better.</p>
<p>Not all online programs are bad, but the ILLEGITIMATE FOR PROFIT online schools are GARBAGE, as is all for profit education.</p>