Time Is Money; Online Education

With unemployment worsening, the number of full-time students pursuing degrees online is raising. Of course the cost of tuition is important, but perhaps more important to these full-time students is the issue of how quickly they can complete their degree programs. MBA students want to be able to complete their graduate studies in one year. Undergraduates would like to complete their degrees in three years instead of four.

Increasingly, online universities are focusing on the speed with which their degree programs can be completed. They cannot reduce the number of credit-hours required, but they can offer greater flexibility in course scheduling, provide credit for life experiences, facilitate credit transfers, and implement other forms of assistance to their students to speed them through their degree programs. The world’s economic problems will not last forever, so students want to make the most of their time during these days so they will be ready when the job market improves.

By: Professor Ash

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