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Pros and Cons of Online Degrees
Online
Education: The Benefits
Getting a degree online is becoming more and more of an option for high school
graduates as well as for older Americans.
Going to college by sitting in front of one's own personal computer is just
about as easy as it can get.
Progressing at your own pace, not having to be at a certain place at a certain
time, going to class in your jammies...all of these things are very appealing to
people of all ages...the young and the old alike.
Another real benefit with getting an education and a college degree online is
the cost. Going to a brick-and-mortar college or university means that the
student and/or his family are going to be in debt for years as they struggle to
pay off student loans.
A college education online can be paid for as you go, and there doesn't have to
be a mountain of debt waiting to be retired when the student gets his or her
degree.
Time is yet another beneficial factor of an online education and an online
degree. Brick-and-mortar colleges and universities have this annoying habit of
expecting students to show up for class on time and on specified days of the
week.
Attending classes online can be done at any time that is convenient for that
online student.
Usually lectures are posted online, and the online student can either read them
online of download them or both. Assignments are also posted online.
The timeframe for turning in assignments is usually much less stringent than
that of colleges and universities out in the real world.
There are a multitude of reasons and advantages for taking college courses
online and either partially or entirely earning a college degree online.
It is an option that many parents and students are choosing more and more
often.
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The Era of the Online Education
The personal computer has changed the world forever. It leveled the playing
field.
Anybody with access to a computer has access to all of the information in the
whole world. It is right at their fingertips, and all they must do to access it
is to ask the right questions.
Back in the distant past, education was a luxury that only the very wealthy had
access to.
Only the children of the privileged could get a college education. That has
changed.
Nowadays, anybody with the desire and a computer can get a college degree.
Federal financial aid is available to those who qualify, and scholarships are
available as well.
Student loans can be made for an online education just like for an education at
a brick-and-mortar college or university.
Age, race, religion, or economic status are not factors considered for those
choosing to get a degree online.
Online education does not have to be limited to college degrees. High school
diplomas can be obtained online by people of all ages.
There are courses and instruction available for almost any topic you can
possibly think of.
The age of information has arrived and is thriving on this wonderful place we
call the Internet...the World Wide Web....the information superhighway.
If you want a high school diploma or a college diploma, or you just want to
learn how to build a really cool birdhouse, you can!
If you want to take a few college courses just so you know more than you did,
you can do that without breaking your household budget to smithereens.
You can learn how to start and run an online business. You can even learn to
cook, if that is your heart's desire. There is no limit to the
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Advantages of Online Degrees
Online Education-The Benefits
Online Degree Cost Comparison
There is simply not much of a cost comparison in dollar bills to be made between
the cost of earning and on-site or and online degree. Online cost wins hands
down!
It is SO much cheaper to attend college online than it is to attend college
on-site (i.e. traditional college campus) -- in money. But, as an old friend
once told me, “You always give up something for something.”
It is absolutely true that a degree obtained online is exactly the same as the
same degree obtained at a brick-and-mortar university. There is no difference at
all. The requirements are the same.
The same number of credit hours is required, and the same courses must be
successfully completed. One is just as good as the other in most instances.
There are, however, major differences in the experience.
Those differences need to be entered as part of the equation when a person is in
a position to choose between getting an online degree or a traditional on-site
degree.
When getting a degree at a traditional college or university, a student is
required to attend classes on specific days of the week and at specific times.
When getting a degree online, specific days and times don't come into play.
Schedules are flexible. The same work must be completed, but the time in which
that work must be completed is less fixed. Well, chalk that one up for online
degrees.
Degrees obtained in the traditional college setting allow students the ability
to interact with other students and with their professors and instructors.
Degrees obtained online do not allow for that interaction with other students or
with instructors or professors. Well, chalk that one up for traditional
colleges.
The bottom line is that there are advantages as well as disadvantages for both
choices. Remember...you always give up something for something.
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