Benefits of Online Education

Internet based educational and productivity tools provide a number of ways for students and professors to communicate, including discussion boards, forums, chat, email, and instant messaging. Students actually have more interaction with faculty, not less.
Unlike a traditional undergraduate classroom where professors play favorites with jocks and beautiful coeds, all students contribute on equal footing [...]

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How to Spot an Online Diploma Mill

How to Spot an Online Diploma Mill
by Ransom Stone
A diploma mill, often called a degree mill, is a business organization that confers academic diplomas and degrees which require little or no academic study. Diploma mills are not recognized by any official educational accrediting bodies.
In the United States, accrediting bodies meet the standards set forth [...]

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Online Classes Are Not For Everyone

Online Classes Are Not For Everyone
~ Ransom Stone
Online education, degree programs, and even individual classes are not for everyone. You must be able to work independently, meet deadlines, and be comfortable with the technology.
Online education works best for those individuals who are:
1.self-motivated
2.independent learners
3.fast readers
4.do not procrastinate
5.do not need the stimulation of the classroom
6.have 8 [...]

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Online Bachelors Degree – You Can’t Earn Your Bachelors Degree Online If You Don’t Start

Online Bachelors Degree – You Can’t Earn Your Bachelors Degree Online If You Don’t Start
by Ransom Stone
Your online bachelors degree won’t earn itself. Prospective employers who require a degree before they will hire you for that dream job don’t care that your husband lost his job, that your children really need you, or that [...]

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Are You Ready for Some Online College Prep

Before you fill out a PIF (Personal Information Form) requesting information from an online college or university, do a little online college prep.
To the online college, your requesting information means that you are ready to start school – today if possible. You will get calls, dozens of calls, from a number of schools.
Why? Because if [...]