| When you take a traditional college course you sit in | | | | You will have to log in and post to a discussion board |
| a class room, listen to the professor talk, and you | | | | at least 5 times a week for attendance purposes |
| take notes. Then, you take a few exams and you | | | | when you are taking online college courses, but you |
| get a grade. Sometimes you will do some writing and | | | | can do this at any time during the day. It does not |
| some homework assignments depending on the class | | | | matter if your free time is after work and you work |
| and those will factor into your grade as well. Taking | | | | till 3am. You can do your school work at any time as |
| online college courses is a different way to go and | | | | long as it is done before the deadline. |
| here is what you can expect. | | | | This can be a great way for those that cannot give |
| These types of courses are much more flexible and | | | | up a full time job to go back to school to get a |
| much easier to schedule around work. When you | | | | degree. You can still be the one that brings home the |
| take classes online you need to know that you are | | | | money and supports your family or just yourself |
| the one that will be responsible for doing the work | | | | while you are getting your degree. Why make it any |
| on time. You will not have a set class time, instead it | | | | harder on yourself when you can be flexible with |
| will be more like having a deadline to turn in a paper, | | | | online courses? |
| homework, or take an exam. | | | | |