Just wondering what everyone thought about online degrees. I am finishing up a bachelors in legal studies online and I must say that it is harder than when I went to school for my bachelors in accounting
2007-11-06 16:14:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
to add, I looked into it and a brick and mortar school will accept my credits if I choose to go on to a masters degree. I am married with children and in a profession that to me is a total bore. I want to do something different and this is the only way that I can go to school
2007-11-06 16:33:32 · update #1
My institution offers the same programs both face-to-face and online, with the same professors, textbooks, syllabi, and accreditations. The employers my graduates are going to work for have no problem with online--they know how good our online programs are. And we have several employers who send their employees to us for additional education, in part because they know that online classes won't interfere with work travel.
Incidentally, my students report that they actually interact with faculty more in the online classes than they do in the live classes. Most faculty only keep office hours one or two days a week, but online faculty are online every single day. Also, for our regular MBA program, both f2f and online students participate in a team case competition at the end of the program. Panelists judging the teams can't tell which ones had f2f classes together, and which ones interacted online and had never met in person until the day of the competition.
2007-11-06 16:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by BAMAMBA 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what school you are graduating from. A lot of 'brick and mortar' schools have online/distance education programs where you graduate with the same diploma as those that attended lectures get and employers never know you did your degree through distanced education. If that's the case, you've got nothing to worry about. That being said, if you're going to University of Pheonix or some other quackery, sorry, you're not going to get the same respect.
2007-11-07 00:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by some female 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. you lack the interaction that you can only get by going to a college in person.
I have a question for you. Would a "brick and mortar" college accept your on line credits towards a degree???
2007-11-07 00:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋