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Studying for the College Level Math Accuplacer

 
To get into Calculus, I had to study for the College Level Math Accuplacer. The teset has to be taken on a computer on campus. The Accuplacer allows you to skip your online or on campus college’s Algebra, PreCalculus, whatever – according to how well you do on the test. One thing I learned [...]

How Secure Are Blackboard Tests for Students?

 
Blackboard technology is used across the country to test and teach students online in both online and offline courses, but is it secure?
This is how Blackboard works as far as testing is concerned. The teacher can create an online test with an online password for students to enter to access [...]

Georgia Southern University Online

 
Georgia Southern University now offers a vast selection of quality SACS accredited online degrees! I stumbled upon this list in my search for an online Master’s of Science Degree in Computer Programming.
I called this morning and asked if they printed the fact that it was an online degree on the degree itself. THEY [...]

Philosophy Study Notes

 
 
More flashcards featuring Hume, Descartes, Buddha, consciousness, permanent self,  induction, exam review, ignorance, skepticism, methodological skepticism, radical skepticism, sensory mistakes argument, dream argument, evil demon argument, causality, problem of causation, matters of fact, billiard balls, Kant, Pure Reason

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How to Decide on an Online College

How to Decide on an Online College

In this day and age, picking an online college can be difficult. Not only are there thousands of choices, but many of them are diploma mills that are simply trying to get your money. To avoid paying for an education that is not beneficial in the slightest, take a [...]

How to Survive The Online College Spring Exam Cram

Going to school online is often not as easy as it sounds on television. It is often filled with 10+ hours daily of computer work, study, or writing in which no one is/can be around to communicate with. Going to school online can be as demanding and boring as any regular college campus course(s), and [...]

Stress and Exam Time Coupled With Thoughts of Graduate School and WebMBA

I have been considering graduate school. The University of Georgia system offers a WebMBA program that is supposed to be one of the best distance learning master’s degrees in the nation, but I think I might decide to complement my online Bachelor’s degree with brick and mortar graduate school experience similar to my Associate [...]

Ashford University vs. Clayton State University Online Structure

My cousin is attending Ashford University online, and I attend Clayton State University Online. The structures are completely different. Her classes are composed of quizzes taken from reading material and essays. She says they have no exams.
My university’s structure runs something like this:

Read
Quizzes
Homework and Essays
Projects
Mostly proctored (supervised) exams.

We were discussing the different structure [...]

Online College at Ashford University, Reviews, and My Cousin’s G.I. Bill

 

 
My cousin has three children and a G.I. Bill that runs out in like 6 months. She has applied to Ashford University. This is how she tells me that it works:

You can take classes one at a time. Once you finish one class, you can go onto the next class. [...]

Scholarships for Online College Students and Where to Find Them

Online college students can also find scholarships online. The process is much the same as the scholarship finding process for traditional students. There are millions of scholarships and grants out there that may help to fund your college education. Knowing where to look and what to look for can help. This is a pretty [...]