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What is the best online My son wants to study online
and wants to have an online
degree for Liberal arts. Which
college would be best for him?
He lives in Hong Kong now, so
which college would be best
for him to study Liberal Arts
online?
Thanks.
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Hello As it is important to access reputable institutions, have a look at http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/ for details of some distance learning databases and providers. An increasing number of UK universities also provide study by distance learning; for information on providers see http://www.ucas.com/students/b eforeyouapply/faqs/choosingcou rses/distancelearning. As other answers suggest, it is possible for your son to study, through 'supported open learning', with The Open University as an overseas student. •To find out about The Open University and ‘supported open learning’, see http://www.open.ac.uk/about/ou / and http://www.open.ac.uk/about/ou /p5.shtml. •For details about study from overseas, see http://www.open.ac.uk/new/stud y-overseas.shtml. •For a list of courses available to students living in Hong Kong, see http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses /countries/HongKong.shtm (just click on any course of interest to get a detailed course description). •For contact details of The Open University educational partner in Hong Kong, see http://www3.open.ac.uk/contact /details.aspx?countryid=29 - from this site it is possible to view the list of courses available through the educational partner – these courses include Chinese Humanities. •If your son would like to look at some course materials to check if the content and the level are appropriate to his needs, he can go to the OpenLearn site at http://www.open.ac.uk/openlear n/home.php (for example, click on ‘Browse Topics’, choose Arts and History from the subject area, and scroll down until pages 3 and 4 where he will currently find 4 modules from A103, the Level 1 Arts and Humanities course. Module 1 on page 4 provides an introduction to this area of study). Although I have given A103 as an example, he will need to check if this course, or an equivalent, is available in Hong Kong when he is ready to begin his undergraduate study – it is probably best to speak directly to an adviser there to discuss the best way to complete his degree. I hope this information is useful and I wish your son well in his future study. |
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Is an online college degree When I apply for a job at a
fortune 500 company, does it
matter if my business
administration degree came
from an online college rather
than a 4 year UC or state
college?
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Yes it matters! You have to make sure the online college or university is accredited. If it is not, Fortune 500 companies won't acknowledge the education as an equivalent to a Four year degree at a traditional college or university. Make sure the online university is accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. They have a website and database of accredited online and traditional programs. Check out the site www.chea.org to get a list of schools. |
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Any Careers in Healthcare with I was wanting to find out if
there were any distance
learning colleges out there
that you can get an associates
degree online in the
Healthcare field? I want to be
able to help others live a
better life and am having a
difficult time finding the
right healthcare career. Can
anyone give me advice on a
great career that I can do in
the comfort of my home through
an online accredited school
that relates to healthcare and
making a difference in other's
lives?
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There are a large number of jobs at nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, registered nurses. High earning occupation with the most job opening for worker who do not have a bachelor's degree include registered nurses, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. Other jobs include Medical assistants Pharmacy technician emergency medical technicians and paramedics radiologic technologists and technicians dental hygienist and dental assistants Analysts concluded that over the 2004-14 decade, there could be excellent opportunities in the following healthcare occupations: • Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians • Dental assistants • Dental hygienists • Medical records and health information technicians • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aids • Registered nurses • Respiratory therapists. These occupations usually employ people who have some on-the-job training or education after high school. For a list of schools which offer online associate degree in healthcare you can try this web site. http://www.educationguys.com/s earch.php I doubt you can do all your training for all of these at home. |
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Has anyone taken classes or How would a degree from online
college compare with one from
a University? Pro and cons?
Anyone got a degree from the
university of phoenix onlien
college
Thanks
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It is indeed all about the reputation of the college in question and not about the delivery method. Employers respect certain schools and don't respect others. Those "as seen on TV" online programs tend to be at the bottom. Probably because the good programs at the top don't need to advertise on TV. UoP is very poorly regarded in most circles - there are better options. Almost every college in the US is teaching online now. It's just the way education is going. Harvard, UC Berkeley, Oxford, UFlorida, UTexas, UMass, and probably U of Yourstate all teach online - many offer complete degrees online. Note: While Excelsior College (Albany NY) is a member of the University of the State of NY and is a well known provider of distance education; they are not a 'brick and mortar' in that they don't teach on their campus. It is only a recent addition that Excelsior offers classes at all. In the recent past, Excelsior (along with Thomas Edison State and Charter Oak State) was an assessment college. They existed to evaluate learning conducted at other schools (or by examination) for the purpose of degree completion. This is why you see so many military people with Excelsior degrees - military people move too often to complete the residency requirement at most schools and Excelsior (and the other two) has no residency requirement. (Excelsior College alumnus - twice) Prof Ranto: read over that UoPSucks webpage and see if you really want to be citing it. I find that it is sensationalist and fraught with logical fallacy and statistical inaccuracy. They are clearly biased against UoP and are grasping at every negative they can. It's just not a very good example of reporting integrity or good research. We can't very well tell people that UoP displays no academic rigor if we refer them to this for an example. For example; examine the UoP Grads Earn Less article and see if you'd let a student turn in those conclusions with the stats presented. There's a clear inference but nothing to support the conclusions. The UoP grads sample has 12K examples against a median US sample of almost 300K examples. Of course the 300K examples will have a wider range, that would be expected. There's no margin of error offered or standard deviation calculated. Does this article present enough information to determine statistical significance? I think not. If the stats can show this article to be true - why are they not presenting them to us? I'm not defending or favoring UoP (I also regard them pretty low), I'm just wanting to see facts and not sensationalism. I don't think we're seeing the complete facts in all of these reports. |
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getting a college degree What are some name of colleges
that offer online college
degree programs? Are there any
colleges that offer online
degrees outside of university
of phoenix?
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The names of some colleges that offer degrees online, here are a few for starters: * Harvard University (though I understand they've recently implemented a residency requirement) * University of Massachusets (about any campus) * University of California (Dominguez and Chico come to mind) * University of Florida * Florida State University * Jacksonville State University * Webster University * East Carolina University * SUNY * Kansas State * Montana State * Northern Arizona U. * West Virginia * Southern New Hampshire U. * University of Texas * Indiana Wesleyan * Liberty U. * Mississippi State * NYIT * Univ of Maryland * Univ of South Dakota ...... it can go on and on, there are 100s... Here's the deal. Not too long ago online college was "bad" and everyone thought it was a scam. Then some major colleges did research and found out that it works better than in the classroom college in many cases. So, just about every college in the US now offers at least some classes online. More than a few colleges offer complete degrees online and even more offer a hybrid of online and classroom. Pick your favorite university and search their web for keywords like "Distance Learning" "Online" or "Extension" and you will likely find some program that they offer you from the convenience of your home (and for a price). Those proprietary colleges you see advertised on TV aren't your only options. Look around - online education is the way higher education is going to be delivered, it's not new anymore and colleges are embracing the technology (finally!). |
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