how would you rate online schools?
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Mediocre. I feel that online schools take away  from the experience of being in a live college environment. Although the at home convenience may be helpful and beneficial to others, i think that everyone should participate from a college campus. However i believe the education offered is the same. Also i do believe that you learning may be easier when in the classroom setting.
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It is definitely manageable, but you may want to be careful too. It is certainly convenient, but it also requires quite a bit of self-discipline. If it is a reputable online course - through an accredited college or university - then the coursework is not likely to be easy. You might want to start out with one class at first, especially since you say you haven't had any prior college experience. It might also be good for you to take an in-person class now and again so that you can get the overall college experience through class discussions, etc. that are difficult to convey through an online environment. Hope that helps!
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I'm getting my doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix (on-line). I've been in the program since January 2004 and expect to graduate in July 2007. Online is very intense and it's not for the average learner. If you are disciplined, organized, computer literate and a decent writer, I say go for it!\n\nOnline degrees are definitely accepted in the business world, and businesses are even paying for select employees to obtain advanced degrees through online schools.\n\nClasses are usually taken one at a time (unlike ground universities) and each course lasts 5-8 weeks. You have individual assignments as well as team assignments to complete. The online resources will help you succeed as an online student. Libraries, help desk, editing services, etc. are all provided to the online learner.\n\nThe facilitators have extensive backgrounds and bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the class they teach. You get the pleasure of working with students from all over the world, giving you a broader perspective of the course.\n\nI enjoy online education so much that I plan to teach on-line myself in the near future.
539338
As long as it is a reputable school, I would think it would be fine.  GL!
788706
I go to Connections Academy, which is a "on-line school" but your state has to pass a legislation to make virtual schools an option for your state. With a "on-line school, there is field trips, message boards and "LiveLessons." So the students are talking to other peers, at CA (connections academy) Communication is very important, I hope this helps, you may PM me if you have any other questions :) On-line schools are a lot better then B&M schools, The curriculum is outstanding! You have more one on one teacher time. This is great for studnets who are behind in school.
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I used to be a Director of a Transfer and Career Center at 2 different colleges in California, and my advice to you is if you have a vocational goal (some type of work you want to do, for example a writer, or a computer software engineer) then you really should talk to prospective employers and see what they think about on-line degrees. \n\nI know of University of Phoenix and more people are going that way, but my own philosophy is if you're going to do on-line work, combine that with standard in-person college work. Get at least 50% of your units in a well-known and respected college where you will actually meet with your instructor and class mates. Employers that I have talked to lately don't want to hire people with online credits only.
787953
I have taken an online course.  Although I received an A, I found that I missed the live interaction of a classroom setting.  So I went back to traditional classes.
192110
It depends on the reputation of the online school. In general, from what I've read, companies do not usually discriminate against online degrees from reputable, accredited programs. Hopefully your husband has some related work experience that proves he has applied his knowledge outside of the virtual classroom.
761116
Online classes are not necessarily harder, but they do require a lot of self motivation. You also need to be good with deadlines. I have wondered about what employers think of online universities, but I think as long as you choose a school that is accredited, you will be okay. Good luck.
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I am admissions officer for a college that also offers it's programs online. Accreditation is not always the best way to tell if a college is legit. Some online schools are regionally accredited but not nationally. National accreditation usually signifies that the school receives Title IV funding. That means the federal government offers grants, loans, and financial assistance to students who are eligible. Here are a couple of fuidelines to stick to when researching a distance education program.\n1. Does the college have an actual campus? It should.\n2. It is accredited by the ACICS or another independent school accrediting council?\n3. Do they offer lifetime, fee-free career assistance?\n4. DO you have a schedule or work at your own pace? A scedule of classes means you have an instructor.\n5. DO you have an instructor, peer groups, an IT dept, a student service coordinator? All these are important.\nThe best way to see if a school is legit is to look at its post-grad employment rate, Ours, for instance, is 97%. That means people who leave this school are able to use their education.\nBottom line: DO THE RESEARCH!!!
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check to see how they are accredited but most of them aren't and your degree wont be worth the paper its printed on.\n\nmy school is a normal university that will offer some classes online, call your local university and see if they have the same thing.
198870
you can reaserch or take classes online.
1054446
"Online" means virtual. Why do you care where the course matter originates?
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It's pretty much classified like the usual online schools such as Strayer, Walden, etc. \n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_13039_brief.php\n\nUS News didn't rank them, but lists their prices and student body numbers.
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I was looking for an online school about a year ago and I really did a lot of research.  There are a number of "sketchy" schools that you should avoid.  The only one that I was really interested in was Kaplan University.  Kaplan is the company that is in charge of SAT testing and test prep.  It is a very reputable company.  If I do end up taking online classes I will take classes from Kaplan.
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"Replace" is a strong word.  I can see them becoming more readily accepted, and probably will become the dominant mechanism for some types of education, but I really think they will ultimately have more impact on K-12 than on universities, and they will never have any real impact on graduate school (beyond some isolated degree programs like the MBA).  The university may be able to farm out a lot of the required coursework...the same types that we used to try to CLEP out of years ago, but I can't see the majority of coursework becoming online only.  Still, the volume of classes that CAN become online will have a great effect on the way we do higher education.
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Usually, not very well. \n\nMost "online" schools don't have good reps. Consider your options carefully. \n\nThere are reputable, "brick and mortar" schools that offer degrees online. Their good reputation for their on-campus programs will flow over into their online program. \n\nSo to be quite blunt, an online OR an offline degree from U Phoenix, or Devry, or ITT, will only get you so far, because the reputations of these schools isn't the greatest. A degree of any sort from UMass Amherst, or U Nebraska Lincoln, or U Maryland, will likely be seen as more acceptable by more employers, and may, therefore, get you further. \n\nSome great universities that offer online degrees include:\n\nUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst\nRensselaer Polytechnic Institute\nUniversity of Denver\nUniversity of Maryland\nDuke University\nDrexel\nCarnegie Mellon\nPenn State\nBall State\nU Nebraska - Lincoln\nBabson\nWorcester Polytechnic Institute\nUniversity of Illinois\n\nAnd there are others. But in general, when you're looking for a distance learning degree, try to find a program at a school that has a good reputation for their "brick and mortar" campus.