Hey everyone! I hope
your week has been going well! It's time
for another edition of the top 5 posts of the week!
1.) Ter starts the
list again this week with her post "The Higher Education Act"
on Financial Aid Answers. It's a quick read and gives a really useful
overview about the Higher Education Act and how the government works. She also lists some important parts of the
incorporated proposal. Check it out!!
2.) Are you looking
for reasons NOT to get an MBA? If so you
should check out Cajun's post "10 Good Excuses for Business People to Not Get
an MBA"
over at his blog My Ashford University Experience. Go ahead, check it out. You know you're curious!
3.) Cajun wrote two
other great posts called "10 Traps, Pitfalls and Shortcomings of Earning a
Degree Online Part I (1-5)" and "10 Traps, Pitfalls and Shortcomings of Earning a Degree Online Part
II (6-10)." In these two part installations he covers a
lot of different topics like technology, will power, fatigue, stress,
distractions, getting overwhelmed and feeling detached or lonely. If you are thinking about going to school
online you should definitely check out this post to learn exactly what you're
getting yourself into! 
4.) Susan's post
"The Abused Woman and E-Learning: Creating Networks and Support"
on her blog Inside eLearning by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
In it she discusses some women and how
online education helped them change their lives. It is a really interesting post and I
recommend everyone to check it out!
5.) Adrian
helped us welcome Excelsior College
to our family in his post "Excelsior
College - Welcome to
eLearners.com!" here at The eLearners News Blog. Check it out for more information!
That's it for me this week folks! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
~MichelleA 