Online Learning
There are different types of online learning such as tele-education (distance learning as it mentioned in the text book. Individuals can learn how to create resumes and cover letters on the internet, participate in job interviews and build an e-portfolio using Information Technology. Tele-education means an e-education, distance learning, distributed learning, and online learning that enable students to get an education without actually “going” to school or classes. Online Universities are one of the popular ways to learn though internet. The advantages are you can study wherever you want at any time and place. It is convenient, quick and easy.
There are many websites that provide information about Online Universities, these websites have linkages with different Online Universities where students could compare the prices and programs. EarnMYDegree.com is one of the linkages Online Universities website, which has relationship with eight Universities: University of Phoenix Online, Aiuonline, Kennedy-Western University, Strayer University Online, Kaplan University, Villanova University, Walden University and Colorado Technical University Online. It provides several courses such as, hundreds of associate’s, Bachelor, Master and Certification program. These Universities usually offer programs such as: Business, Criminal Justice, Education Teaching, Engineering, Graphic Design, Healthcare, Human Services, Legal, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Science &Math and Technology degrees suitable for different people’s needs. (http://www.earnmydegree.com)
ClassesUSA.com is another Online Universities website, which links to over 90 Online Universities. It provides an information search to help students choose the program that best suits their goal, such as: associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, master degrees, postgraduate degrees, and certificate programs. The following Online Universities are three of the most well-known Universities: American InterContinental University Online (aiu Online), University of Phoenix Online and Kaplan University. (http://www.classesusa.com)
University of Phoenix Online offers program in Business, Technology, Health Care, Education, and Social and behaviour sciences. In each of these programs they provide bachelor and master degree. For example, in the Business program they had offer Bachelor of Science in business marketing degree. A typical undergraduate degree program has a 54-credit Required Course of Study, there is 33 credits are allocated to the Bachelor of Science in Business/Marketing Major, 18 credits to business entry coursework, and 3 credits to the integrating course. Some courses have prerequisite requirements. The costs of attending University of Phoenix Online is cheaper then many other Universities, the cost of attending a private college today is over $20,000 per year where at University of Phoenix Online students pay less than half of that $20,000. (http://www.uopxonline.com/programs.asp)
Kaplan University offers programs in a variety of areas such as Arts and Science, Business, Technology and design and Nursing and Health Care. Each of these programs offers bachelor degree and master degree, for example, the BSM/E-Business degree. For each undergraduate course taken at Kaplan University is $280 and graduate course is $280. Fees for applying courses is $50 and books usually included.
Below is a chart shows the difference between price with other online universities.
This shows that attending Kaplan University is cheaper than other Universities shows on the chart.
American InterContinental University Online (aiu Online) is another popular Onilne University. “It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.” To get a Bachelor degree or MBA degree though AIU you can save a lot of time, the courses AIU offers for Bachelor degree usually takes about 13 months and about 10 months for MBA program. There are thousands of articles and journals from newspapers, and magazines which provides rich online resources for AIU students. There are also professional online technical support technicians who assist students by e-mail, help desk, live chat rooms and by telephone if they have any difficulties.
Advantages: Online Education is an asset for all of us, especially for the people who are adults and working a full-time job. Due to the improving computer technology, students can choose their own time to take courses online. Learning by the video, PowerPoint prepared by the professors, reading articles or books available in the University websites, asking questions using chat tools, e-mail, or other communication programs and upload their assignments or reports easily.
Disadvantages: Online education might not have a good repuation because there are many online univerisities, therefore it is difficult to compare which one is better than the other. Also, with online universities it is hard to comparethe quality to that of a physical uiversity because the students cannot see what the online univeristy is like.
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