| The power of technology has branched out heavily | | | | notes. |
| within the education industry over the past few | | | | 2) California Coast University - An accredited |
| years, and it's not uncommon to get your degree | | | | university by the Distance Education and Training |
| online these days. There are a large number of | | | | Council of America. It is a smaller online school that |
| universities and colleges offering degrees online, some | | | | makes up for it by allowing students to go at their |
| with campuses and some without. I'll be going over | | | | own pace. They don't have semesters so students |
| some of the largest and most accredited online | | | | can start at anytime and finish in tune with their busy |
| schools that you can choose from. | | | | life. This is a great place to look into if you're a busy |
| Before I get into the schools I would like to go over | | | | single parent or in the Military. |
| some options you have thanks to web 2.0 for | | | | 3) Florida Tech University Online - Florida Tech Online |
| keeping track of your online school life. Since you're | | | | has been ranked as one of the top national |
| not under the pressure of being in a live classroom | | | | universities in the country and continues to push the |
| surrounded by students and teachers, it can be easy | | | | boundaries of online education. Specializing in |
| to get off course during your studies at home. A | | | | technology you can bet you'll find a top notch |
| few of the things you'll miss out on are the lectures, | | | | student learning area online filled with everything from |
| in class notes and interaction with real students. | | | | notes, live chat, forums, practice tests and 1 one 1 |
| Within the past 4 years there have been a few | | | | interaction with teachers. |
| great websites that are all web based apps and | | | | 4) Baker University - Another university that offers |
| usually free or charge for students. You can find | | | | both online and offline studies and on top of that, |
| everything from class notes to practice tests to help | | | | relatively low tuition costs. Baker has taken a big step |
| out with your studies at home. Most colleges and | | | | in regards to online educating and developed |
| universities are also offering their lectures for free in | | | | something they call "Blackboard". This system does |
| both video and audio formats. Finding these is just a | | | | its best to replicate a classroom setting and lets you |
| search away on Google, or you can check Feed My | | | | interact with students and teachers in real time which |
| App for education related web apps. | | | | feels like the real thing. |
| 5 Great Online Colleges & Universities: | | | | 5) Kaplan University - One of the most web 2.0 online |
| 1) The University of Phoenix - Kicking things off with | | | | schools I've come across which reflects greatly to |
| one of the best known online educators with both | | | | the tech enhanced crowd. From their website you |
| online and offline campuses across North America. | | | | can check out their heavily updated blog, take a class |
| With over 350,000 people enrolled in Phoenix you'll | | | | online for free to see what it's all about and check |
| have no shortage of online classmates to chat with | | | | out an abundance of online media. They also offer |
| and interact on all levels. The University of Phoenix | | | | other course specific certificates for business and |
| has a fully interactive online student area with access | | | | technology that can all be done online. |
| to class material, teachers, students and of course | | | | |