Sounds like the name of a Stephen King novel doesn’t it? And, in the story the computers come to life and chase the protagonist through his apartments. Well fiction may not be far from reality reports from all over the country have been coming in about computers attack users…just kidding… let’s start with the good shall we ;)
The Good
In a report recently released by the United States Department it is stated the “on average, students in online learning conditions perform better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
Online Students Perform Better
The report studied students that did part or all of their online courses versus student that did the same courses in a classroom for over 12 years at all levels of education (grade school, high school, and college). It also included courses like military and medical subjects. Students with online experience outclassed campus student in testing.
Online Learning is More Innovative
The study explained the results by saying that the mixing of online learning helped because it resulted in extra learning time for online students and that online education was more useful and interesting for students. Online learning also added new elements of learning more easily than classroom education and online education fit the need of individual learners better.
The Good and the Bad of Online Degree
The Bad;
The stubborn bias against online degrees still refuses to die in the workplace. As the above study show one could reasonably argue that there is no difference between online education and traditional education, but bias hiring practices still are being clung by some hiring managers.
Prejudice Is Wrong
The prejudices that persist against online degrees are as stupid as racism. Let’s face it not hiring someone because they have an online degree is just wrong.
The Evil;
The increase in fraud at traditional colleges are becoming alarming with the discovery of Eamonn Daniel Higgins and others being paid big money to attend class at big name universities in California as reported by various news agencies.
Alarming Traditional Campus Fraud
Eamonn Daniel Higgins attended 10 different colleges from 2002 to 2009 the list of schools he earned degrees for other is staggering.
Stricter Regulation of Traditional Campus Colleges Needed
Official say that Higgins was not even registered on any of these campuses he was just being paid to attend classes for students who were out golfing or doing who knows what. Higgins is being charged with earning degrees for over 120 people in 7 year time.
Traditional College Campuses Clueless
One report even mentioned that a woman was attending classes and took test for male enrolled students. The ring was only caught because a policeman made traffic stop and discover Higgins had way too many drivers license the schools never caught on and the establishment looks at my online degree and with disdain! Who regulates these “traditional colleges” anyway?
Source: About Online Degrees
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