| Like a degree from a campus based university, a | | | | program more suited to youb. Classes typically |
| distance learning university degree is one way of | | | | centered and focused on student responses and |
| improving your career and financial prospects. | | | | virtual discussion rather than instructor-led lectures. |
| Distance learning (or distance education) is just a | | | | Disadvantages |
| different way of delivering an education to students. | | | | Of course, there are draw backs to doing a distance |
| Correspondence courses and online distance learning | | | | education degree such as:c. You must be highly |
| university degrees have become the two most | | | | disciplined and self-motivated to study at your own |
| popular forms of distance education. | | | | convenience.d. Learning online could cause you to feel |
| Degrees especially, offer tremendous advantages to | | | | detached and give you a sense that you are missing |
| people looking to get higher education. When you | | | | out on a true campus experience. |
| consider that almost 70 million adults in the current | | | | Conclusion. |
| workforce between the ages of 25 and 64 do not | | | | Millions of people every year do distance education |
| have post secondary credentials then getting a a | | | | degrees and many of them are on course to |
| degree could open up major doors. | | | | experiencing a career boost. This doesn't mean that |
| Advantages. | | | | you should enroll with an online university. |
| So why get an online distance learning degree as | | | | You need to weigh the pros and cons first and then |
| opposed to a campus-based one? First off, learning | | | | decide if that is the route you want to take. |
| online is a lot more convenient. In many cases, | | | | Another thing you need to bear in mind is if your |
| wherever you have an internet connection, you can | | | | distance education university is accredited or not. A |
| log on a take your "classes". | | | | lot of dishonest people are setting up scam schools |
| Even if the instructor gave the class 10 hours before, | | | | and selling fake degrees online. |
| the information is on line and available for review at | | | | Such bogus schools are not accredited by the |
| any time. So if you are working at home or at the | | | | appropriate bodies. Not only would you be wasting |
| office or even traveling, you won't miss the "classes". | | | | your money buying a qualification from them but |
| Some classes may require you logging online at a | | | | employers won't accept that qualification. Not to |
| specific time but at least you won't have to spend | | | | mention, employers might also view you as dishonest |
| time and money commuting to school. | | | | for having a bogus qualification. |
| Some more advantages are:a. If you prefer to | | | | There are signs that you can look out for that can |
| express yourself in writing rather than verbally, you | | | | help you avoid bogus distance learning university |
| may find doing a distance learning university degree | | | | degree programs. |