INtroduction: Online education is becoming commonplace. About 5.3 million students took at least one online course in the fall of 2013, according to a recent study. However- while online education is growing in quality, myths' and misconceptions abound. Then experts separate fact from fiction;.
Myth 1-Online education is simple. It is not easy to earn a brick degree online environment and the old plaster just different, said Lin Atanasov, a career counselor on campus Penn State World. Students can' have flexibility in a studied, but also bring challenges;.
In approving the establishments require students to complete the same material as in person, unless they also have to manage their time, 'primarily due to someone online is less once the task or the next square measure thanks;,
Marci Grant, director of the Center for distance and e-learning in Southwestern Oklahoma State University, agreed. ''Online courses require a lot of independence to the old course where instructors face to face square measure there,' he said in the message connected;.
Online education also would be quite difficult, requiring at least the maximum amount of time the 'course on campus;,
Myth 2-The quality is inferior. While educational standards for online courses may vary from department to department, Grant said college online courses online at their institutions undergo a rigorous certification' process to verify considered common educational place each online course must meet;.
In some cases, teaching in class online associate can be even greater than during the campus, said' Ramin Sedehi, director of higher education consultant in Berkeley research group;.
It requires teachers to communicate in a different way,-Some teachers recommend forces to take on the active participation and efficiency and allows teachers superiors;.
Myth 3-Online can not be transferred to another school. 'Some students have trouble transferring credits, regardless of whether they finish their studies online or in the field, said Professor bitter archangel me Rinker chairman, senior tax and accounting institute of the 'University of Homburg;.
Sometimes it seems problematic conversion companies tied to profit or related courses / programs varieties;,
In many cases, Bitter said, it will be the establishment will have no way of knowing whether they 'understand or are considering a transfer of assets was made in a classroom, online, or some combination of both;'.
In general, however, he says one online applications square measure durable than mobile units on campus;.
Myth 4-Online courses undergraduate surface. As with traditional courses, accreditation may vary from department to department. But honest range of online programs such superficial license.'If the student attends school without permission, credits may not transfer, federal and state financial aid can not be there, and employers do not recognize their power;,
Myth 5-Deception is very common in online courses. Fraud can come with online courses, but experts say it is no longer likely to occur online courses with the old bike;.
There are websites that all students will be used for papers written for them; said Danny Babb, online instructor and founder and' CEO of the group Babb'. Teachers have online tools to facilitate plagiarism place, in a way, that tend to have a lot of protection against this ancient education when students hands-on role;,
In addition to software' to detect plagiarism, some online programs require students to take control of the physical location or using a 'webcam and finishing related communication. In both cases, students must show proof of identity;.
Myth 6- Online students can not meet the teacher. While it may not be possible for college kids to be physically in the same place and their teachers, the' opportunity' for meaningful interactions;.
Myth 7-And students can not meet nose nose university have the opportunity to interact with them, either by phone, email, Skype or chat sessions;,'
One way students interact with Bitter is through online chat sessions, causing check week when classes are in progress. 'It also says that some online college work many hours online each week;.
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