Should I consider Online education options for the future?
I have a desire to finally "get my education". The "school of experience and
hard knocks" teaches very well but unfortunately the pay is lacking.
Is anyone currently taking online college courses? I want to go eventually
to at least a BS with focus on information technology. The future growth for
this type of thing is considered very high.
Then, if I get that I may decided to go for a masters or even a doctorate
depending on situations.
I don't want an unknown or unaccredited one.
I'm not taking online college courses, but I do work as an
instructional designer of online (graduate level) university
courses. I agree that it is a very rapidly growing
educational alternative. Programs vary widely in what is
provided. Some are little more than old-fashioned
(text-based) correspondence courses, while others rely on
videotaped course lectures. Some actually are designed to
utilize the technology to deliver and augment course
content. Some are purely self-paced, while others follow a
specific schedule.
There are a number of books containing information about
on-line (distance education) programs.
This web site might be of some use:
http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/default.asp