Online education is very convenience, flexible and hassle free than the arm and leg earning of degrees cost in universities other wise called traditional education. Online education is now more popular for busy executives, house wives and many other people with busy lives as a result of its desirable qualities. Schools that offer online degree use the Web to connect students and their teachers. Through this way, they go into association for sharing of thought and learn in an effective way. Student can easily access their school website to get all lectures, assignments as well as tests any time they want.

 Ive had a lot of people in my life try and out down my online learning expirence. Well I figured I would share how I feel about my own expirence with distance learning .

  Flexable , but In no way just handed to you.  I found my first few classes were easy , they were introduction classes and geared towards mandatroy Gen clasess. Yes particaption and requirements get harder. In one of my basic reseacrh writing classes I was doing very well, and then I forgot to post a main assignments and didnt follow directions  and yes sadly I recieved a C+ ( yes I know it was my fault lol) .....

 Online degress require a high level of " motivation, discpline , organization and abilty to remain focused and committed for a specific amount of time " also I belive recieving an online degree requires a lot of self discpline. There is no one handing you materials , yes they are there but I have to make sure I have posted assisgments according to directions and on the correct dates. Ive learned how to master some new computer skills as well. ( lol never knew how to make a graph, I was actally really stressed learning how at first ) . Also the ability to ask for help when I dont understand an project has helped me become a better student. I think all these traits are positive ones to have  and will benefit one in the work field.

 I just feel I am accomplishing somethings which will help me in the future . I would say doing online learning was better then me not doing anything at all. After all I have learned some good skills I will apply in my physical life...At times I had felt mixed feelings about distance learning right now I am feeling pretty good after all I am earning this degree!

 

kerri101:

I would say doing online learning was better then me not doing anything at all.

Good point.  It can't be overstated that for a lot of people, the choice isn't between going to school online or going to school on campus, it's between between going to school online or nothing.

-=Steve=-

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M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

That was the situation I was in. 

Its really good. I too have a positive experience.Education has an important  place in everybody's life and online education has created boom in the field of education. Distance learning is the ideal solution for the people who face problems in there education due to work arrangements, family commitments, physical location or various other reasons. It is really flexible and convenient.

online education is a need of today's world. And i think people learn little early compare to traditional education. I done my education from topperlearning.com and it really helped me to go further in my career.

Hi Elizabeth,

I don't feel a stigma at all.  I have a lot of friends who are pursuing an online education and some who have benefitted from raises, new opportunities, and promotions from doing so.

This is the 21st century and there are so much competition and also people desiring flexibility because of the schedules.  I think online education is the best thing that has ever happened to working adults, parents, or the disabled.  We are taking this to whole new level.  Hiring managers are not concerned where you have gotten your degree, they just want to make sure you have acquired skills and knowledge to perform the job.

 Remember, those who have a problem with it are usually people afraid of competition.

 

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Hello Elizabeth,

Thanks for this nice post. I think study id just study. So it's not a matter that where you have done that. To gain a online degree you had to work hard. It's not just a easy thing to gain, that many people thoughts. I personally appreciate to you for it. Best of luck.

-Tuser

I totally agreed with Tuser. My elder brother finished his degree from a online college. He didn't faces any problem to get a good job. He is so please with it. 

Online education is a model that meets the needs of today's society: it is not constrained by time and physical space. The model of traditional education - at least in the US - was created for an agrarian society, which accounts for a traditional summer break to work the fields! The fastest-growing demographic in higher education today is the adult student who does not need or want the campus life, only the knowledge and the degree. 

In doing research for assignment I was fascinated by the debates raging online between one faction of the "ivory tower" faculty, versus the other "realist" faction (usually the real-world business profs) who say - and this is so on-point that the whole quote needs to be read -

"In today's America where the taxpayer is on the hook for trillions of dollars of debt and college costs have gone up double (per annum) what incomes have for the last 15 years, the "pedagogy" is definitely at risk because of its cost. If a student can cover the same coursework and demonstrate the same mastery of the subject on line vs the on campus option, then the only difference is the campus experience outside the classroom. I have yet to find why it costs $40,000 to send a young person to college or, for a Hoosier at IU, say $20,000 to $30,000-depending on residency. The parents and students that foot the bill are increasingly aware of the economic value of a degree vs. its cost. And sending a student into the world with $50,000 to $100,000 of debt is, in my mind, irresponsible and selfish if they could get the same education online. Education has to compete for customers just like businesses-and in the world of business with a mature product, the low cost producer of acceptable quality wins." 

frdsmth9:

Education is not just reading material online, its a relationship between teacher and student, relationship between student and the school environment, relationship between student to student.Imagine what you would tell your children tomorrow that you did your master from Harvard University and you didn’t have a single friend, because you completed the course online.

I think there should be some limit to everything, but replacing the traditional education with online is end of the education itself.

This misunderstanding - conflating the educational process and learning outcomes is depressingly common. It is borne of mysticism and steeped in practices of the occult.

With respect to the accrual of competencies, no pedagogy, no learning process, has value except as it relates to measurable outcomes. I have seen no data that expose any adverse delta in the performance of distance learning students relative to traditional students.

I once mentored a young man from Germany, Peter Glaeser through his undergraduate degree in Political Science. He earned nearly all credit by examination - that is, there was no flesh and blood teaching process at all to speak of. There were no relationships with kindly professors, no imposing buildings, no long walks on hallowed campus grounds, and I am sure that had Peter felt need of a friend, he'd have bought a dog.

During (sometimes heated) discussions on AED usnet (which long predated forums like this), many of the points frdsmth9 (Fred?) makes were presented. At one point a fierce opponent of stated, "The first time this wonder-boy gets into a real discussion with someone familiar with political science, I suspect he will come off looking rather poorly", a sentiment I suspect many of a similar mind shared.

In the end though, Peter was awarded his bachelor's degree and with it won a place at the University of Warwick, one of Britain's best universities, earning a Master's degree with distinction in Political Economy (no mean feat). He went on to a successful career in finance in Liechtenstein.

My experience with Peter is far from unique.

Fred declares that, "[ e]ducation is not just reading material online". Well, indeed it is not, but who has argued it is? Does Fred believe that that is the sum total of the online process, or does he believe that others are arguing it is so? Surely not. Education is about the accrual of competencies, nothing more, nothing less. There are many means to that end. Some are more economical of time, money and effort than others. Efficacy of any particular educational process can only be judged by measuring outcomes. The serious studies that have been conducted indicated there is no significant difference between traditional and non-traditional methodologies in terms of resulting competencies.

Bravo, Lawrie, very well said.

-=Steve=-

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M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

LawrieMiller:

frdsmth9:

Education is not just reading material online, its a relationshipbetween teacher and student, relationship between student and theschool environment, relationship between student to student.Imagine what you would tell your children tomorrow that you did yourmaster from Harvard University and you didn’t have a single friend,because you completed the course online.

I think there should be some limit to everything, but replacing thetraditional education with online is end of the education itself.

This misunderstanding - conflating the educational process and learning outcomes is depressingly common. It is borne of mysticism and steeped in practices of the occult.

With respect to the accrual of competencies, no pedagogy, no learning process, has value except as it relates to measurable outcomes. I have seen no data that expose any adverse delta in the performance of distance learning students relative to traditional students.

I once mentored a young man from Germany, Peter Glaeser through his undergraduate degree in Political Science. He earned nearly all credit by examination - that is, there was no flesh and blood teaching process at all to speak of. There were no relationships with kindly professors, no imposing buildings, no long walks on hallowed campus grounds, and I am sure that had Peter felt need of a friend, he'd have bought a dog.

During (sometimes heated) discussions on AED usnet (which long predated forums like this), many of the points frdsmth9 (Fred?) makes were presented. At one point a fierce opponent of stated, "The first time this wonder-boy gets into a real discussion with someone familiar with political science, I suspect he will come off looking rather poorly", a sentiment I suspect many of a similar mind shared.

In the end though, Peter was awarded his bachelor's degree and with it won a place at the University of Warwick, one of Britain's best universities, earning a Master's degree with distinction in Political Economy (no mean feat). He went on to a successful career in finance in Liechtenstein.

My experience with Peter is far from unique.

Fred declares that, "[ e]ducation is not just reading material online". Well, indeed it is not, but who has argued it is? Does Fred believe that that is the sum total of the online process, or does he believe that others are arguing it is so? Surely not. Education is about the accrual of competencies, nothing more, nothing less. There are many means to that end. Some are more economical of time, money and effort than others. Efficacy of any particular educational process can only be judged by measuring outcomes. The serious studies that have been conducted indicated there is no significant difference between traditional and non-traditional methodologies in terms of resulting competencies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great post! 

SteveFoerster:

kerri101:

I would say doing online learning was better then me not doing anything at all.

Good point.  It can't be overstated that for a lot of people, the choice isn't between going to school online or going to school on campus, it's between between going to school online or nothing.

-=Steve=-

I agree like on my case it's either stick with this job and hope someone hands me a promotion or get a distance degree and hopefully get something else better.

spybreak:

I agree like on my case it's either stick with this job and hope someone hands me a promotion or get a distance degree and hopefully get something else better.

It sounds like you've decided to take charge of your own life and do the degree.  Good for you!

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress