Tue 19 Jan 2010
Online Degrees… Why Are All The Online Degree Programs Limited To A Few Subjects (nursing, Hr, Etc…)?
Posted by hairy8684 under December , January[6] Comments
Why don’t they offer more of the same degrees as normal colleges
[6] Comments
January 19th, 2010 at 6:32 am
I’m wondering if Scott T can give us a list of those subjects that absolutely require that we sit in a classroom on campus instead of watch the lecture in streaming video in order to accomplish the exact same objective. Distance learning is the way things are going to be – it’s reality, it’s here, and it works better than tradition….
Reality is, almost all (but not all) academic subjects can be delivered more effectively online than in the classroom. If the real objective is learning and not socializing, then learning occurs without the distraction inherent on a college campus much quicker than with those distractions.
Almost every college in the US now offers courses online and very many offer complete degree programs. I can find courses and degree programs in almost any academic field online. Even some fields that you’d think at first require classroom time have been developed into distance models that work very well.
The reason that you see more computer, business, and health programs is simply supply and demand. There are far more people wanting a degree in business than there are wanting one in archeology.
There are programs in other fields though – you just have to look around. UMass has a liberal arts and a psychology BA online. Florida State has a BS in social studies online. Boston U. has a Bachelor of Liberal Studies online. Northern Arizona has a BA in Humanities online. There are plenty more….
Look beyond the heavily advertised proprietary schools and you will find some very interesting distance learning oppertunities out there.
January 19th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Most colleges now offer online versions of there standard courses. For instance college university has an excellent collection of online classes for Associates, Bachelor and Master degree students. Good Luck!
January 19th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Probably because actual college earned degrees are considered more credible than online ones. Only a limited number of degrees can be certified and not need class time, hours, etc.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
because those who run online schools assume that their students will be older and wiser and that they will want useful majors that will help them get jobs
January 19th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
There are colleges that offer every course subject online. You can obtain a complete degree strictly online. The University of Phoenix has made a fortune with this program.
Some colleges are just now beginning to offer online degree programs and are slowly adding as they get instructors that are certified to teach these type programs.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Maybe some of them offer degrees as normal colleges…try these links:http://www.elearners.com/http://www.worldwidelearn.com/http://www.online.uillinois.edu/ http://www.back2college.com/ http://www.canyoncollege.edu/