grace4462002


online education means i would take classes one at a time, each for 5 weeks, no summer breaks, but more free time during the day. I hope someone who has taken college courses online can inform me.
community colleges most people know about. Please consider all pro’s and con’s. This is a very big decision for me.
What about Ashford University online?

Cutie09


I want to take the Vet Tech program through Penn Foster, but my mother dosen’t want me to because she doesn’t think I will get hired by anyone if I were to have an online education. I have been working with small and large animals for 9 years, and I am 100% sure this is the career for me, I want it more than anything.

what do you think?

Kat.


I live in California and I want to take driver’s education online. What is the most legitmate site that I could use?
Or if you know which sites are absolutely a waste of time, that would be good to know too.

builtindetroit


I want to get some continuing education online. Are there any good sites (free or pay) where I can do this?

Jullie Harvard


Online education has become a popular channel for many students to pursue their degree. The fact shows that most online students are successfully complete their degree program but 40% of them failed. Most of online students are pursuing their degree online because they are seeing many advantages of online education that can benefits them but the 40% that failed do not aware of the disadvantages of online education that cause their failure. In order to avoid you to become of one the statistic of failure in online education, you must first understand the pro and con of taking your degree online before you make up your decision to earn your degree through this online channel. Here are the major advantages and disadvantages of online education that you must know:

The Advantages of Online Education

In today’s busy lifestyle, most people have no time to go back to school even they have intention to get more degrees for career advancement, job promotion or simply to learning something new. This is where one of the advantages of online education will benefit these people. Online education is able to provide you with a flexible learning environment from any location as long as you are offered with internet connection.

With a proper time management, you can easily plan your online learning sessions to fit into your busy schedule and follow your own pace of study to complete your degree program. Another key advantage of online education is you can attend the online classes from your comfort home or any location that you find convenient to you. This also means that you can enroll into any online degree program offered by any universities around the world as long as they make their degree program online. With that in mind, you do not need to worry about unable to find a degree that can’t meet your career or lifestyle requirement.

In general, you can complete a degree online in shorter period of time if compare to the same courses offer in campus-based programs. Unless you purposely delay your courses due to fail to proper manage your time. In term of tuition fee, although it’s not always true, but in general, online degree programs cost less then campus-based degree programs as most of learning materials are in downloadable format and the credit hours required to complete an online degree program is comparatively less. Hence, you could save some money by taking your degree online.

The Disadvantages of Online Education

The advantages of online education can become the disadvantages if you are not the right candidate for online education. The flexibility of planning your own schedule in online education could be the disadvantages for you if you are a type of person that can’t manage your time probably between your work, family and study. If you are this kind of person, a pre-plan schedule may fit you well, letting yourself to study at your own pace with your own schedule may causes you fail to complete your degree program.

As most of online learning materials are in text format, if you are not comfortable with this format and prefer to listen to the lecture instead of reading it. Then, it will become the disadvantage for you and you need to reconsider your decision before you choose online education to be your degree pursuing channel.

Are you able to communicate well through chats and discussion forum? You must understand that these media are the key communication channels in online learning environment and you must be able to adapt to it else it will become a disadvantage for you.

Summary

By understanding the advantages and the disadvantages of online education, you will have a better understanding on how these factors will affect you if you choose to pursue your degree online.

xcavalier_eternalx


I’m going to be attending college soon, but i really want to know if it’s worth it to leave state or even my house to gain my education.

As of right now, I’m still in high school, I’m a good student, an honors student, but one who may be limited by money. I have only heard of people obtaining an online degree or education in order to farther their education, not actually obtain one. I was told to find information about attending or learning college online.

Can anyone help me out?

brettdogburnell


I need some facts about online education. Like how they have some poor socialization, having to stay home with them, or having no help form a teacher. Thanks =]

raisinette18


K-12 students, in several states, can enroll into online schools where they can recieve a complete education. I think there are specific elements missing from a virtual learning environment, especially social elements. I am wondering if anyone, especially anyone with children who have experienced both brick and mortar school and online school, can specify the differences between the two.