Chapter 5
Doing Your Homework: Evaluating Schools
IN THIS CHAPTER
Determining whether a program or course meets your needs
Finding an accredited school
Asking the right questions when interviewing schools
Selecting schools to apply to
One of the hardest decisions you have to make when deciding to go back to school is which institution to attend, especially when considering online education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions moved many of their programs and degrees to a fully online format. Though the change was intended to be temporary, these programs were restructured to work well online, and some of them stayed permanently online, with students never returning to the physical campus. Students therefore have more options for fully online certificates and degrees both domestically and internationally. This also means there’s more competition for colleges. As a result, there’s also more pressure to develop quality online courses that focus on learning and student satisfaction. More, more, more. It’s supply and demand!
No matter which school you choose to attend, a few universal ...
Get Online Learning For Dummies now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
