Online Degrees - Fact verses Fiction
OK, so if you’ve been reading the blog for any length of time you know that online degrees have been around for quite some time now, and degrees earned through online education are becoming much more “mainstream” - meaning they are getting wider support from both business and governement.
However, there still appears to be some “myths” out there about online degrees, so lets’ do a little mythbusting… 
Here are some of the most the commonlly held myths (and the truth) that you should know before your make your online education decision:
Myth #1:
Online degree won’t be accepted by employers. You won’t get a good job using degree earned through online education.
Here’s the Truth
Online education is experiencing rapid growth, and acceptance.
Think about it - if online degrees are not accepted by employers, then why is there such a huge demand for them? More and more universities are making their degree programs available for online students because online education has become an alternative option for students to earn their degree. It also a better option for working adults to enrich their career related knowledge and skills through continuing education programs offered through online education.
Myth #2:
Online learning is much easier than getting a degree via the traditional class-room based method. You can easily earn a degree with less effort and less time as compared to traditional programs.
Here’s the Truth:
If you choose to get online degree just because you think it will be easier then you have a rude awakening ahead of you, my friend.
Yes, you might be able to get college based credit for some of your life experience, but you’ll still need to put effort and spend considerable amount of time to complete a degree program. Online education provides flexible and convenient learning environment where you can learn from your comfort home at the time most convenient to you. Just don’t make the mistake of interpreting the flexiability and convenience as and easy learning method. It’s just as hard as the traditional courses.
Myth #3:
You will not be able to transfer credits to other colleges in the future if you pursue
a degree online.
Here’s the Truth
This one is both Yes and No. If you got your degree from an institution that is not accredited, then yes - you will have difficulties to transfer your credits.
So make sure that the university to use for you online degree is approved by the Department of Education. Then, you should have no problem with the transferability of online courses credits since they are no different from the traditional brick-and-mortal universities. Of course, the credit transfer will largely depend on the school regardless of online or offline, so you should check with the school that offers your selected degree program for credit transferability during the enrollment process.
Summary
Don’t make such a major decision about your education solely based on the myths.
Get educated about the facts and learn how an online education can best benefit
you. If may be that you might be more suitable for campus-based education.
