Online education degree - what do you think of it?

[Allina]

Hi,

I'm thinking of attending college online but i have no idea where to start? Does any of you have experience with online distance learning? What should i expect? Is it any good or I should just go to a traditional college.

[SteveGeorge]

Hi, I don't know what your schedule is or the reason behind why you want to study online and not go to a traditional college. One way you can know if it's any good is by looking at what other students taking online classes have experienced. By reading online college reviews written by other online students can help you decide.

All the best.

[cocojambo]

Search for online colleges in your profession, and you should be able to find some.

[physiobob]

There was an online master course in Continuing Professional Development that was an early adopter of technology at the University of Greenwich, London UK. I was thinking about doing it for a few years and has discussed thing with the leader of the course who was a PT herself.

I think now the course has been abandoned but might be wrong on that. Perhaps look for their website. I should think that they might be able to provide some people to talk with in relation to online study which I think will depend a lot on the people running it and of course the subject matter being studied. This would not work for an undergraduate physio degree but might for a part-time masters that works with on-site intense modules with online weekly work in between.

The University of Cardiff, Wales UK, might offer that in their Masters in Sports Physio degree which is a part-time distance course.