I want to go to college but I do not have a babysitter and I work at night. Therefore I have been looking into online courses but I'm not sure if they are like actual courses you would take at a college.I'm also not sure if the jobs I apply for afterwards would consider them actual credits. I don't want to spend all that money and then come to find out it was just a study program.
2006-12-12 21:36:13 · 4 answers · asked by confused 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
As a college professor who teacher both on-campus in the classroom as well as online, I can tell you that there are online classes that are perfectly legit.
The KEY is to make sure you take them at reputable school, otherwise your training won't carry much weight in the working world because nobody would have heard of the place.
Personally, I think in-class classes are best because I can actually see firsthand that the individual student is really doing the work, and understands things. With an online class, I just don't know for sure that it's the student who's doing the actual work. For all I know, you could have someone there with you simply feeding you answers and doing your work.
But for people in your situation, and for many who work long hours, the convenience of taking a class online, which can be completed anywhere there's internet access, is worth it.
But the KEY is to make sure that you take your classes at a legitimate and reputable school like a community college for instance. Otherwise, you'll simply be throwing your money away!
And having taught at several different places, I can tell you that legitimate online classes are not study programs, but rather involve actual learning. Last piece of advice is to remember that online learning isn't necessarily easier than being in the classroom because you can get the same stuff. It's just done via the computer instead of on paper.
2006-12-13 01:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here (metro Detroit Michigan) there are numerous "brick & mortar" colleges that offer at least a portion of their classes online.
There is no difference in credits or degree and if you take all your credits online your degree does not state "online degree" it is just a degree.
I would be careful of some vague internet college that no one has ever heard of. But these days most "real" colleges offer online courses.
It's wonderful that you are taking this step. Education leads to better opportunities for you and your family.
Happy Holidays!
2006-12-12 21:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, I somewhat have taken particularly some instructions on-line. The classes are all different; from time to time the instructors are somewhat in contact and it truly is somewhat interactive and different circumstances you're purely studying the e book and answering questions contained in the lower back. It calls for someone who's somewhat inspired to do on-line instructions because it truly is basic to get diverted and ignore due dates with an cyber web classification. somewhat, you log right into a portal and the classification will be set up there. some courses are all on-line- that's what i'm doing. it truly is complicated; yet a minimum of i do not ought to bypass any the position to study.
2016-11-26 00:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many courses at universities are online. I work at a prominent U. that offers a geography degree that is 90% online & independant study. It has an ephasis on city planning.
2006-12-12 21:48:14 · answer #4 · answered by irmaynerds 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋