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February 3rd, 2012

Decisions, Decisions. How Online Schools Market their Programs and Services

If you are in the process of deciding which online school to attend, how will you make the final decision? Especially when more than one school offers the degree program you are interested in pursuing. It is a challenge for students to make a decision based upon a school they may never physically attend. This [...]

February 2nd, 2012

What You Need to Know about Peer Reviewed Articles

One of the challenges you’ll face as a student is finding the right type of research for your written assignments. What is the phrase the “right type of research?” It is an indication that you will need resources that are acceptable for an academic environment, which are credible and scholarly – written by an author [...]

February 1st, 2012

Should You Get to Choose Your Online Instructor?

When you decide to start an online degree program you have probably considered the school and assessed the potential for receiving a quality education. Next, you sign up for classes based upon your degree program, or they may be assigned for you based upon the system that’s in place with your school. What’s interesting is [...]

January 31st, 2012

When Generations Collide: Generational Differences in the Online Classroom

The online classroom offers a unique learning opportunity because of the diverse nature of students that you are likely to find in your classes. Often when we think about diversity in education it is in terms of race and culture; however, due to the anonymity of the online environment those differences are not readily known. [...]

January 27th, 2012

Emerging Tech Trends for Online Courses

The use of technology to enable the learning process already seems cutting edge; however, what makes online education even more exciting is that advances are continually being made that may improve the online learning experience. Some of the latest technological trends have already been implemented and are evident in many schools – while other potential [...]

January 26th, 2012

Be Seen, Be Heard -Developing a Virtual Presence in Online Courses

A strong virtual presence indicates to your instructor and other students that you are engaged in the class. What does it mean to be virtually present? As an online student, how can you demonstrate that you are actively involved in your class? There is an attendance requirement for many online schools, which requires you to [...]

January 26th, 2012

The State of OpenCourseWare

Embed the image above on your site <a href="http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/01/26/the-state-of-opencourseware/" ><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/infographics/OpenCourseWare.png" alt="The State of OpenCourseWare" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Via: <a href="http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com">Online College Courses Blog</a>

January 24th, 2012

What Every Student Should Know About Online Student Retention

Online (especially for-profit) schools have received a great deal of attention lately because of issues related to degree program costs, student loan debt, and other financial-related matters. Another issue that has been brought up is the retention rate for students attending online schools. It is a subject that is often discussed from the schools’ point [...]

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