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Originally Posted by Thetagirl218
Because of the stupid spammer who posted above me, I found this thread!
Before I went to university, I took college classes during highschool via an online program! I enjoyed they and they were challenging! Some schools, especially junior and community college (4 year colleges in FL) are offering the same courses you would find in the classroom online. I liked taking a mix of in class and online and it helped my work schedule a lot!
I don't know about the Harvard program, but many universities in FL such as FSU and UCF has complete Masters and even PHds that you can earn either online or at a nearby distance learning campus!
I am taking advantage of online learning this summer. I teach at a Christian school, and I have to earn some college credit in Bible. All of the local Christian colleges are very expesive, but I am taking a class online from a very well-respected Christian college for half the price. I am excited!
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There are definitely some legitimate programs out there that make use of being online. As I've said, my law school offers online classes for one of its LLM programs, and I know there are some other schools that do the same thing. The programs are organized and conducted by knowledgable faculty members. Most of the ones I know of are supplemental programs - they're not "primary" degrees, as I would think of those degrees (like a BA/BS, J.D., PhD, M.D., or Masters), but supplemental programs (like the LLM, certifications, or the Bible classes you're taking). I still have questions about how effectively one could run a "primary" program online.
I also know, from talking to some of those faculty members, that teaching a course online is a big challenge. The schools that correctly utilize it are frequently tweaking with the setup.
Hybrid Mode
