online masters worth anything?

Docziggy
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:53:40 +0000

I have 2 bachelor’s and a doctorate from brick and mortar schools. The doctorate was the hardest thing I have ever done. I have had a swerve in my life and have had to re-train. I am taking the MA in Teaching from National University in California. I will finish in July of 2011. It is a very rigorous and demanding program and it is intense. The school is very good and the faculty is amazingly helpful. While people think that education is an easy degree, it is anything BUT easy. The biggest difference between this and a traditional school is that you don’t have to drive to another town to go to class and your MUST be a self starter. If you have to have someone to spoon feed you information, you are in the wrong kind of program. Writing excellence is demanded and, as stated above by others, these degrees are fully accredited with no strings attached. The cost at NU is about $1500 per course. Believe it or not, that is not much more than tuition books and fees at a state university in Texas. But if you are not dedicated to getting an education, don’t waste your time and money. I would also avoid the University of Phoenix and go for a much more established, non-profit school.