Online Education
Jim Oleskowitz
Professor Herdson
WRT 202
24 April 2008
Traditional Degree vs. Online Degrees
Would you ever think of getting your college education over the internet? Well, doing such a thing is possible and is growing in popularity. In 2003 there were 1.98 million people enrolled in online courses and in 2004 the number jumped up to 2.35 million people enrolled (Reuter and Schwartzberg 242). There are 178 accredited online colleges and universities in the United States (Accredited par.1). The next question would be are employers all right with people getting their degree through the internet or do they still prefer the traditional type of degree? The concept of getting a degree online is still very new and with more students going through online courses everyday and getting into the workforce there may be a day where getting a traditional degree and getting on online degree will be looked at the same way. Online degrees can be just as good as a typical traditional college degree. Online degrees and traditional degrees are not that different; with online degrees you take your courses online instead of going to a regular college or university. Both online and traditional programs have the same typical day schedule, one is just in a classroom and the other is on the computer. Anyone can take online classes or earn their degree online. There are both pros and cons to getting your degree online but there are pros and cons to getting a traditional degree as well. Research has shown that employers still prefer traditional degrees over online degrees but that is because there is still not enough information out there to sway their opinion the other way.
There are both pros and cons to online degrees. According to collegeconfidential.com some pros of online degrees would be flexible schedules and a lower cost to get an education. The average cost of an online college or university is about $12,000 a year (Key par.2) where a traditional private
Professor Herdson
WRT 202
24 April 2008
Traditional Degree vs. Online Degrees
Would you ever think of getting your college education over the internet? Well, doing such a thing is possible and is growing in popularity. In 2003 there were 1.98 million people enrolled in online courses and in 2004 the number jumped up to 2.35 million people enrolled (Reuter and Schwartzberg 242). There are 178 accredited online colleges and universities in the United States (Accredited par.1). The next question would be are employers all right with people getting their degree through the internet or do they still prefer the traditional type of degree? The concept of getting a degree online is still very new and with more students going through online courses everyday and getting into the workforce there may be a day where getting a traditional degree and getting on online degree will be looked at the same way. Online degrees can be just as good as a typical traditional college degree. Online degrees and traditional degrees are not that different; with online degrees you take your courses online instead of going to a regular college or university. Both online and traditional programs have the same typical day schedule, one is just in a classroom and the other is on the computer. Anyone can take online classes or earn their degree online. There are both pros and cons to getting your degree online but there are pros and cons to getting a traditional degree as well. Research has shown that employers still prefer traditional degrees over online degrees but that is because there is still not enough information out there to sway their opinion the other way.
There are both pros and cons to online degrees. According to collegeconfidential.com some pros of online degrees would be flexible schedules and a lower cost to get an education. The average cost of an online college or university is about $12,000 a year (Key par.2) where a traditional private
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