| Online education has become so popular especially | | | | complete your online degree program. |
| among working adults to earn as many degrees as | | | | If online degree program is your ultimate option, then |
| they like to help bringing their career to next higher | | | | your need to change your behavior meet online |
| level without the need to quit their current job or | | | | student characteristics, or you can get help from |
| interrupting their current lifestyle. The advantages of | | | | your family members especially your spouse as your |
| online education have made it the best option for | | | | mentor to motivate you along your online learning |
| you to pursue your career related degree online, but | | | | process. |
| the question is: are you the right candidate to be an | | | | 3. You Prefer To Listen to the Lecture |
| online student? Before you even consider pursuing | | | | In the traditional campus-based classes, when a |
| your degree online, this is the first question you need | | | | lecturer is teaching, you are listening to it. If you are |
| to consider and here are some guides to help you | | | | comfort to this learning environment, then you might |
| find your answer. | | | | have problem to adapt to new online learning media. |
| Try to evaluate yourself whether you have mindsets | | | | Although, there are material in audio or video format, |
| or behaviors below: | | | | but most of online learning materials are still in text |
| 1. You think pursuing a degree online is easy | | | | formats which require you to read it instead of listen |
| Online education has advantages of flexibility to plan | | | | to it. You must adapt to this learning environment if |
| your learning schedule and convenient because you | | | | you want to success in your online learning. |
| can attend the online classes from your comfort | | | | 4. You Prefer Face-To-Face Communication |
| home. But, it does not as easy as you think because | | | | Online chats and discussion forums are the key |
| your need to manage your time between your work, | | | | communication media for online learning. If you are |
| family and study. In many time, you may lose focus | | | | not comfortable to discuss or ask questions through |
| on your study if you are too busy with your works | | | | these media, then, you might have difficulties to |
| or you are unable to mange your time probably to | | | | convey your questions if you face any problem |
| allocate enough time for your study. If you are in this | | | | during online learning process. Although, there are |
| situation, your priority on work and family may cause | | | | some learning and discussion sessions may involve |
| you to drop or delay your degree program. | | | | video conferencing, but you still need to familiarize |
| If you decide to pursue your degree online, you must | | | | and adapt yourself with the key communication |
| be prepared to face the challenge during the online | | | | channels which are mainly text format. |
| learning process and be consistent to stay in focus | | | | Summary |
| on your online learning. | | | | If you find yourself have thinking and behavior |
| 2. You have less self-motivation | | | | above, you may face problem in becoming a success |
| Online education allows you to study at your own | | | | online student to complete your online degree |
| pace, which means that you must be self-motivated | | | | program. What you can do if you are deciding to |
| to plan your learning schedule and push yourself until | | | | earn your degree through online education is change |
| your complete the whole program. If you are a kind | | | | your behaviors and mindset so that you are |
| of person that prefers motivation from other | | | | integrated with the success characteristics of an |
| persons to push you to complete a certain task, | | | | online student and earn your degree finally. |
| then, you might be at risk of potentially unable to | | | | |