Re: Online classes
This summer I am taking two online classes + three telecourses divided between two community colleges. I'm not doing it in an effort to earn an online degree, but instead I am hoping to save tuition $$ for my undergrad degree at USC. All of the classes have been extremely easy, and as long as you keep up with the reading it's a piece of cake. Both of the online classes have a bulletin board where students are expected to participate/discuss issues. One of my online classes had an open-book multiple choice mid-term - for the other online course were are required to attend class in-person for a more in-depth midterm. There are periodic quizzes on the text that we are expected to take. The hard part IMO is having the disclipline to read through the textbook on your own - sometimes it gets a little tedious and by the end of the summer I will have through a few thousand pages.
It's a great arrangement because I'm still able to work 30 hrs a week while earning a full semester's worth of credit in 8 weeks. I'll be happy to answer more questions if you have any.
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