How to find the right online university

[karenlyn]

Hey, I was looking in Google, and I stumbled across this article. Really useful!

http://uni.ninecolour.com/article1.html

There are more like it at

http://uni.ninecolour.com

A good resource!

[LyricB]

It is indeed a great idea to do some research instead of just hopping onto the first University which you hear about.

[ladygirl99]

i would definately google and also seek any results on what other people's experience on a certain university and college.

[LyricB]

I went with my university because I liked the classes I took in the classroom setting. I didn't want a school which was purely online.

[snoopy]

Even with a vast knowledge database available on the internet, I am somewhat apprehensive when it comes to chosing a school for online education. I think its because of the huge amount charged, you feel like you are entering a dark long tunnel which may not have an exit open at the other end.

[Starlily]

Thanks for the link, Karenlyn. Added to my compilation of info...:)

[MurrayMD]

Mansi Gupta's article reflects my own opinion as well. Credibility of the school is the very important, as is being matched to a program that suits my interests and provides good career potential and cost is always a factor.

[Danpent]

A word of caution when doing research...especially the sites that say "these are the best" etc. Many of them have a list that strictly consists of schools that paid an advertising fee to be there.

[Dr Bernard Leeman]

Lyric B has a very good point. As an online marker I get very frustrated occasionally being unable to talk face to face with students and putting them right on certain points that yards of assignment comments fail to rectify.

I have been involved in distance and online education for 31 years and took a Masters that way. I am sorry to say this but academics in distance education are considered the bottom of the food chain and the lack of interaction doesn't help students with developing rhetorical skills. Online education is all right for assignment writing and research but not for oral presentation. Being an effective speaker is far more beneficial to your career than writing good analytical reports. Spoken and Written English are completely different (eg Anglo-Saxon phrasal verbs/Latin verbs, noun/verb frequencies, Anglo-Saxon/Latin nouns etc) and online students don't get the training they need to compete with residential students.

[Kyle]

I am sorry to say this but academics in distance education are considered the bottom of the food chain


I totally disagree, If the university or college offers distance learning & is accredited by an accreditation agency it should not be looked upon in any way.

I'll give you an example, people who study here in the university of the south pacific traditional studies look lower then students who finished their degree from a University in New Zealand by distance learning.

Why is it?
Because of the university name. I am sure if Someone earns a degree from FSU ( Florida state University ) Distance learning program and finish his or her degree online their degree will count much more then some low college in the U.S.

And to compare it to the lowest in the food chain is really an insult, there are so many people who are benefits from online education.