Some Students Join Online Courses for Fun, Are You One of Them?
By Saad Saleem
I asked my friend who works for an online
college. Why online degrees are becoming popular,
even the best Institutions have started offering
online education in the last few years. His
answer was shocking and I could not believe
what he said. He replied, "People love Internet
and that’s why they spend a lot of time searching,
reading, listening, chatting or writing on
it. To make excuses to themselves or to their
social surroundings they want to cement their
newfound friendship with something tangible.
Most students are still skeptical
about online degrees but it gives them
an excuse to be online whenever they want.
If you hear the questions they ask you
will be surprised. Most of them are just
worried about spending money and ask again
and again, "is it worth it" in different
ways.
The result is they want to be online;
they want everyone else to believe that
they are doing something important and
not just wasting time on it. That’s why
they take admission but instead of working
hard and finishing course quickly, they
are taking much longer then necessary.
It is acceptable anyway, because it makes
them happy, the best thing is, they don’t
have to finish the course in a set period
of time, in most cases. To tell you the
truth they do not expect a lot at the
end from an online degree. For some strange
reasons they are sure that they will get
a degree anyway, which might not be the
case for some students. First and foremost
in their mind is the fact that they are
doing something important in the eyes
of others. If they actually understand
the importance and worth of online degree
they would be shocked with stunning clarity.
They will work so hard that they will
start to loose hair and leave everything
else for the sake of their degree.
They start the course with enthusiasm
and promises but after few weeks when
the going gets though the promises evaporate.
They feel that they are stuck and continue
with their other online activities and
do not even log in for weeks. The knowledge
that they do not have to finish the course
in a set time-period is doing all the
damage. Soon it will change, it has to,
and students will be required to finish
the online degrees within a set period
of time".
His answer was really surprising for
me and I left him with a regret that I
shouldn’t have asked him that question.
There are so many different Universities
and colleges and you can find out more
on http://www.friends4study.com. For some
strange reasons I feel that he was telling
me the truth about most students. I hope
you don’t mind me asking, are you one
of them?
Saad saleem writes on a variety of subjects
including online education. All his articles
may be reproduced provided that an active
link is included to http://www.friends4study.com
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