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Online degrees vs. Traditional degrees

I think online degrees have their merits. My best friend got her MBA through Franklin University, and I think about 1/2 of her classes were online. She went there rather than OSU because her employer would pay 100% of the cost. She really enjoyed it and is now the VP of a bank in Colorado. I also think they are great for mothers (or fathers) who are looking to get their degree but do not have time to attend physical classes. It just offers some flexibility. Also, what if someone does not live near a university or have a car? Again, flexibility. What if the schools nearby do not offer what you are looking for? Maybe U. of Phoenix does. I'm looking to take an XML course over the summer, and I would take it online if I found one that looked suitable.

I personally would not get an online degree, but I would definitely take classes online, and I would recommend it to anyone whose personal situtation (location, family life, financial situation, etc.) would jive better with online courses.

**Shameless plug**
Is anyone familiar with MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative? http://ocw.mit.edu
It's not an online degree, but the professors are posting their course materials for anyone to use for free. Pretty damn cool.
 
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more importantly, with the growth of online classes and degress...has anyone founded an online fraternity yet????


I"ve heard rumors that there was one on this board but everyone seems to deny its existence.
 
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There are varying degrees (groan) of online programs. I have much more respect (as do most employers) for an online curriculum sponsored by a school that also has a land-based program, than for a diploma-mill like Phoenix U.

As an MLIS student at Kent State, I always seek out online and other types of distance-learning courses, but then I have a particular distaste for the time-wasting and busywork involved in group-projects and in-class presentations: give me essays and tests every time.
 
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My Master's was 90% online work and I would be more than willing to compare the course work of the program to any traditional classroom program.

11 classes
110 total quizzes
55 Discussion questions
55 "short" projects (3-7 pages)
11 Research papers with a minimum of 15 pages and 10 sources
11 Final Exams with 100 Multiple Choice and 4 Essays (Proctored at a test center)
1 Comprehensive Exam of 10 Essays in 4 hours (I wrote 36 pages total)

The school or the online work may not impress you, but I guarantee you I earned that sumbitch.

Good Lord, I got my MAT at Miami-w/ some grad school classes in history thrown in, and there's no way in hell I did that much work. I did plenty, but not that much......
 
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As an MLIS student at Kent State, I always seek out online and other types of distance-learning courses, but then I have a particular distaste for the time-wasting and busywork involved in group-projects and in-class presentations: give me essays and tests every time.

That's too bad. My MLIS classes have been great. I've learned a lot from others in the class, especially those who have a lot of library experience.
 
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There are varying degrees (groan) of online programs. I have much more respect (as do most employers) for an online curriculum sponsored by a school that also has a land-based program, than for a diploma-mill like Phoenix U.

I agree with you. The University that I went to had a land based campus. We had many students switch from Phoenix U to our school that told us how horrible that school was.
 
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That's too bad. My MLIS classes have been great. I've learned a lot from others in the class, especially those who have a lot of library experience.

I'm actually one of those with a lot of library experience (and who finds the ALA academic hyper-focus on 'theory' to make much of the accepted MLIS curriculum a waste of time); I'm just there to get the degree and get out, which should lead to that hefty pay raise mentioned earlier in the thread.:)
 
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I'm actually one of those with a lot of library experience (and who finds the ALA academic hyper-focus on 'theory' to make much of the accepted MLIS curriculum a waste of time); I'm just there to get the degree and get out, which should lead to that hefty pay raise mentioned earlier in the thread.:)

I didn't think pay raises existed in library land. :lol:
 
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