Do employers take degrees from on-line classes seriously?

Question

If I take on-line classes for something, is it the same as actually going to a college for the same thing?

Answer 1

Recent scholarly research tells us that employers are interested in the reputation and quality of the school and not the delivery method of the course.

Almost every college in the country now does courses online - it's normal now. The difference is that some schools are really outstanding and some really stink. Everything depends upon the quality of the school.

Is it the same as in class - no. I've found that the learning outcome is higher in a quality online class. The reason is that online classes absolutely require that you read and do the work. Many classroom classes are set up to allow some students to "slide by" through lectures. Online classes require much writing and they tend to be graded based on that writing instead of multiple guess quizes.

Of course, there are easy schools and hard schools. It's all a matter of which you pick. If you want it to be taken seriously, pick a hard school. Your choices of hard schools with online courses include such places as Harvard and UC Berkeley and many more.

Answer 2

Yes I agree to the fact that some employers tend to differentiate applicants on the basis their degree. But not all employers think this way some are wise enough to judge a person on the basis of the skill set they posses not on the degree. But yes the person going for online degree must strictly go for accredited online school. Moreover the accreditation should be from reputed organization.

Answer 3

It is if you take them from an accredited school. Of course, employers are probably always going to give their best jobs to people with MBA's from Harvard, but many employers know that a lot of adults are taking online classes and working very hard at them. So if that is what's available to you, go ahead and take them. Just make sure they're a "real" school, not someplace that gives you a PhD for "life experience" and $500.