Moving ahead in a career means updating your skills and education, but fitting traditional classroom study around hectic family and work schedules can be exhausting--plus the extra costs of commuting and child care really add up. The solution is online instruction, one of the hottest trends in higher education. From the comfort of your own home, you can receive lectures, participate in class discussions, and turn in assignments--all through the Internet. "How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet clearly explains how online education works, what equipment is needed, how to choose and apply to a school, and other vital information. With detailed descriptions of more than 70 schools in the U.S. and abroad that offer online courses from the associate to doctoral levels, this helpful guide features such respected institutions as: - Harvard University - UCLA - Michigan State University - Purdue - Duke University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - and many others! Over 100,000 people--single parents, full-time professionals, physically challenged individuals, international students, and others--are already enrolled in online education programs, and the number is about to explode into the millions. This book will show you how to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to advance your education!

An updated, detailed guide which shows adults how to obtain an external degree through life experience, independent study, examinations and correspondence courses. Includes a directory of over 600 external degree programs in 271 fields of study. All institutions are fully accredited state, local and private colleges and universities. Provides readers with all the information necessary to decide which options are ideally suited for their needs.

College students are heavy users of the Internet compared to the general population. Use of the Internet is a part of college students¿ daily routine, in part because they have grown up with computers. It is integrated into their daily communication habits and has become a technology as ordinary as the telephone or television. This report finds that: College students say the Internet has enhanced their education, and that college social life has been changed by the Internet. The report also discusses the implications of college students¿ Internet use for the future. Charts and tables.

Brad Voeller earned his four-year, fully accredited college degree in six months, for less than $5,000, by applying the revolutionary techniques of accelerated distance learning. Now, he shares with you this amazing new approach to learning that will allow you to earn the credential you need in less than half the time for a fraction of the cost. --from publisher description.

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This guide narrows down the field to 100 of the best accredited distance-learning providers in the world -- and sums up the latest trends and the best opportunities in the fastest growing area of education today.