(10-11-2023, 04:13 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: That's the thing with many online universities, people have a stigma that it's an 'easier' diploma vs a traditional institution as the content is all online or through MOOC... I would rather go to a public/state based institution that has online degrees, you're just also explaining to them these are offered online and not the butt-in-seat options. I usually actually recommend public/state based institutions first and exclusively online institutions next for that very reason, to remove a partial obstacle (if any)... Further to that, public/state universities are recognized as higher learning institutions that provide a better education overall vs exclusively online institutions as most of them like APU to Walden are all for profit entities... It really depends on the student, I would again, go for public/state first, private non-profit second, exclusively online third...
You get a penalty for being an 'online' student at a traditional university.
Your employer may contact you thinking that you're from that traditional university but later find that you're an online student & never attended the university in person.
Then he starts to think that you're a liar.
I want to get rid of that confusion and make sure that I get a degree from 100% online institution that doesn't offer any in-person class.
An online degree should come from an entirely online institution to be valid.