There are so many oppotunities to get an education now a days and one of the most criticised is Online Education. This type of education affords people the chance to incorporate education into their already busy schedule. The idea of being able to access your classes from anywhere at anytime of the day or night is rapidly spreading while the question of online educations accreditation is still not answered according to most.
I began my educational journey with just one class at a time. It was a hassle to incorporate one class with a full time job, mother of four demanding kind of schedule that I had. I even tried taking full time face to face classes...only worked for one term. This is when I realized that if I did online courses I would be able to work school into my schedule. Many people frown at my education when they learn that it is online.....these people are ones that are older than me and had the ability as well as the opportunity to attend face to face classes. You know how times change and some don't accept it, well that is how it seems to be in the world today. I think that online education is just as hard if not harder than face to face classes. The instuctor's leave your assignments and trust that you will "come to class', so to speak to get the infromation needed. Also there is much exploration involved in online education. One is pushed to class discussions and graded for participation in these discussions.....if you don't speak you don't get the points...and it hurts your grade. I don't recall ever being penalized for not speaking in any of my face to face classes ever. There are quizzes, referrals to other sites that compliment the assignments given, and other little extra readings that you don't have to encounter in those face to faces classes.
Many companies frown at a degree that are obtained thru correspondence schools or some of the smaller on line educators. If the degree is attached to a university or well known educator then it is more likely that it will be an acceptable certifiction. There are many schools that offer these get it quick in three weeks degree and those are the types of educators that business people don't care to work with. The quality of education a person receives in a three week course does not compare to the quality of taking the course over a fifteen week period. That would result in condensing the course way to much. How much would a person retain? This is the quetion that many have in reegards to online education. But what they fail to realize is that not all educators aree the same. There are the educational establishments that are concerned about the quality of education the person receives. This is why they restict the type of classes that are offered online. Some courses just have to be taught in a physical form in order for the student to retain the information properly.
What might one of you reading this blog think about on line education? I would like to know if anyone agrees with what i mentioned in how the online education was obtained? The difernce in eductional establishments for example?
Yvette
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This online class was amazing! I found it very demanding, but of course this is how you learn something, right? I learned to love the topic of online communities. I never had an attitude about online degrees. A degree from UNM is esteem-able, how would someone discern how it was accomplished?
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