Monday, August 31, 2009

Online Doctorate Degrees - Choose the Right Education For You Today

By: Indah Mohammed
Online doctorate degrees are the highest and most recognized post graduate degrees qualification worldwide. Online programs are not as expensive as the traditional college courses. You don't need to travel to a school campus to attend lectures; you don't need to rent a room in another city in the name of going to school. You can see the benefits you will enjoy for getting a degree on line.
 
Another benefit of an online doctorate degree program is the fact that you can study at your own wish and study according to your schedule. You can access all the course materials from your home, at work or even on vacation with the use of an internet connection and personal computers.
 
Lots of students that do online courses decide on this educational offer because they want to attend to personal or family responsibilities and apportion time to other activities as well as studying. The fact is that such an online graduate degree program allows you to work in order to support your family. And this is one of the top reasons why online doctorate degrees are at great search.
 
Online PhD degree programs give you comfort, since it is not necessary that you attend class. The only thing that will take you to class is for you to feel that you belong to a group. The entry requirement into doctorate degree online is masters in various fields like nursing degree, law degree, engineering degree, accounting degree or teaching degree.
 
Finally, before you consider doing online doctorate degrees in any college or university, make sure you research to get the accreditation status of the institution on whether the school is fully accredited by appropriate authority or not.
 
For more information about accredited online doctorate degrees, please visit Online Doctorate Degrees
 

Friday, August 28, 2009

5 Benefits of Online Degrees/Online Learning

By: Kris De Leon

If you are pondering whether to take online degrees courses, consider the following benefits:

  1. Flexibility and Convenience:- we live in a fast pace world, and can find it quite difficult to integrate education and continued learning into our busy schedule. With online learning, you can take these classes during your lunch break, or when your kids are watching television. You have 24-access to course materials, and can easily focus more time on areas that are difficult, and less time on the areas that you can grasp rather quickly.
  2. Location:- online learning allows you to complete your coursework from the comfort of your home, your office, at a coffee shop, or anywhere where you have access to the Internet. You have the convenience to take the course work anywhere you want.
  3. Lower Costs:- since you can study at the comfort of your own home, you don't need to spend the extra costs on meals, transportation costs, or hiring a babysitter if you have kids. Companies and institutions who provide the online learning program have lower operating costs, which allows them to pass on lower program fees to their students.
  4. Increased Technical Literacy:- since you have to navigate around an Internet environment, you can master the technical competencies needed to work online. You can become more technical savvy and can apply new skills to both your personal and professional life.
  5. Increased Interaction with Classmates and Instructor:- many students are uncomfortable asking questions out of fear of sounding uneducated. The Internet alleviates this fear and lets you ask questions directly to your instructor by submitting e-mail queries at anytime, without having other students know that you have asked this questions. Online learning can also encourage you to interact among other classmates by offering them online spaces to work together.

Kris de Leon is a Global Executive Recruiter with a passion for online learning and digital media. You can check out his articles in his blog http://www.onlinelearningarena.com

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Clever Cat Earns ‘High School Diploma Online’



Business Bureau used feline as experiment to expose Internet diploma mills

Helen A.S. Popkin - (msnbc.com)
updated 4:02 p.m. ET Aug. 14, 2009

Cats get a bad rap on the Internet, frequently stereotyped as LOL ignoramuses, forever shredding grammar like a half-dead mouse in what the World Wide Web would have us believe is their endless quest for "cheezburgers."

Despite the pigeon-holing, cats play piano on YouTube and have their own Facebook profiles, and kitties who tweet exhibit a working knowledge of sentence construction that challenges those of their human Twitter compatriots. So it was only a matter of time before a feline got around to earning an online high school equivalency diploma.

Rescued from a ditch when she was no more than a teeny, tiny ball of fluff, Oreo C. Collins, a 2-year-old tuxedo cat from Macon, Ga., may be the very first in her family to obtain a 'high school diploma' — online or off. (Of course, we may never know for sure because, as she wrote in her "life experience essay" portion of the test, she's adopted.) Kelvin Collins, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia and Oreo's rescuer, encouraged Oreo to seek her "education," by taking part in the BBB's ongoing investigation of online diploma mills.

"Oreo's a really smart cat," Collins said in a telephone interview with msnbc.com. So smart that Oreo garnered mostly As in the online test, with some of her credits earned from her aforementioned life experience essay about her adoption into the Collins family. No doubt that’s why Collins solicited Oreo’s help in the Better Business Bureau’s experiment to expose Internet diploma mills.











Kelvin Collins
Kelvin Collins
Rescued from a ditch when she was no more than a teeny, tiny ball of fluff, Oreo C. Collins, a 2-year-old tuxedo cat from Macon, Ga., may be the very first in her family to obtain a high school diploma.

Noting her humble beginnings by the side of the road where Collins found her during his son Brennan's football practice, Oreo's benefactor said he "is tickled pink to give her an opportunity to get an education." Following a test and a $200 fee Collins paid for out of his own pocket, the young cat received her diploma from Jefferson High School Online.

In the spirit of full disclosure, it should be noted that Collins did help Oreo with both the answers and the essay. But to be fair, Oreo stayed in his lap throughout the test, and Collins got a little help, too.

"If you miss a question, the test gives you a hint that tells you the answer is," Collins said.

Of course, there are naysayers to Oreo’s awesome accomplishment. As the Better Business Bureau wants people to know, Oreo's so-called "high school diploma" is not the same as a General Educational Development (GED) diploma.

"The GED Tests cannot be taken online," GED Testing spokesperson Cassandra M. Brown told msnbc.com. "They are only available for in-person testing at an Official GED Testing Center." Brown said via e-mail that the GED Testing Service, a Program of the American Council on Education, has issued warnings about programs like Jefferson High School Online.

Collins said that while he knows Oreo was in it for the education, he concedes that the cat's "degree" serves as a cautionary tale to those who might be lured into spending well-earned cash on useless diplomas. "We (the BBB) do a lot of stories on these diploma mills, but a lot of times consumers really don’t get it until you show them an example of how they (the diplomas) aren't worth much."

It's a bitter lesson too for Oreo's human brothers Brennan, 12, and Brad, 15. "I told them I'm going to ahead and make them earn their high school diplomas the old-fashioned way," said their dad, Kelvin. "They're really jealous, especially considering school started yesterday."

Oreo may be a little jealous, too. "She would have loved going to high school," said Collins. "She's very social and very nosy."

Unfortunately, Oreo can forget about college, too. "I chose Jefferson High School Online because it was one of the cheaper diploma mills," he admitted. "If you want to get a 'college degree,' that's $800 to $1,200." Instead, she's been rewarded for her academic achievements with extra treats and a fancy new automatic kitty litter box (which, given her intelligence, she figured out right away).

The point is, cats (and their humans) looking to follow in Oreo’s groundbreaking paw steps should either consider staying in school, or make sure they have the facts. That goes for employers, too, added Collins, since diploma mills such as Jefferson High School Online offer diploma verification services "graduates" may utilize when applying for jobs.

Meanwhile, Oreo remains unemployed, having yet to test the usefulness of her new diploma, which may be all the more worthless given the fact that Collins admittedly lied about Oreo’s age on the test. No need to worry about her future, Collins assures. "Like Oreo wrote in her test essay, she always lands on her feet."

Courtesy: © 2009 msnbc.com

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Online Degree in Medical Records Management - Is it for you?

by: Riaz Memon

Are you planning for a career in the medical profession? Think about earning an online degree in Medical Records. It will help you in fulfilling your dreams. Since Online Degrees Courses enables you to choose the study time (online class time) according to your convenience, it is very easy for you to manage your study and jobs (for professional, if they are doing job currently) at the same time.

If you have a look at the medical world, you would find that medical support staffs (i.e.; well-read medical professionals) are pretty much in demand. If you choose to acquire an online medical degree from an accredited online university, then you have a very good chance of a successful career in medical management.

These days, various online colleges are offering online degree programs and accredited online degrees are acceptable to employers, so many people are no longer eager on going back to traditional colleges for further education, in particular if they are working day jobs. yet, do not forget to first find some facts about the online college or university you are planning to enroll with - get such information like minimum entry level qualification requirements, financial support opportunities, cost of tuition etc.

For an Online Medical Records Management Degree program you need to consider a lot of factors. For instance, you have to ensure that the college is approved and accredited; also you have to ascertain the authenticity of the approving body. I say this because many online colleges parade "approval badges" that is not genuine. That is why you must do a thorough investigation before you enroll.

As online degrees become more popular, so are many sub-standard online colleges springing up with low quality education but claiming to be the best. If you are not careful you might fall into the temptation of signing up with the first site you come across without proper research. Be careful; check out other online colleges offering the same program and compare the validity of their degrees through old and current students. There is no room for under qualified staff in Medical Records Management profession.

Notable Online Colleges

University of Phoenix is a notable online degree college with a sound history of academic excellence in medical records management. Apart from Phoenix University, there are other good online colleges like Kaplan University and Devry University. These online colleges offer quality training in Medical Records Management and other related areas like computer application to health care administration etc.

You can do both graduate and post graduate degrees on medical management The certificate or degree you earn from these online colleges are acceptable as one of the states licensing requirements.

In conclusion, I like to advice you to make a detailed research to know the right college to enroll with for your Medical Records Management degree online course.