Online Degree and Online Schools

July, 2008

Top Ten Online Degrees

Keith Londrie asked: You know that all colleges can teach a subject to their students. You just have to attend the course and they will try to teach the course. Nobody will care if you actively participate at it. The only concern is that you are there with your body not particularly with your mind [...]

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Theme Directory

It’s been a long time since themes.wordpress.net stopped accepting new themes. Since then most theme authors have been distributing their themes from their own sites, without a good centralized place for people to browse, search, comment on, and rate themes. With the success of the plugins directory, we’ve wanted to have those same [...]

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Online Degree Programs: a Way to Start an Education

David Done asked: The development of Internet technology is a source of help for prospective college students. The internet allows you to access an abundance of information about online degree programs. Research has shown that online teaching methods are comparable to conventional colleges. In some cases, online teaching has been shown to be even more [...]

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Online Education Can Provide Fast Online Degrees

Susan Slobac asked: A self-motivated person who is good at time management can earn fast online degrees. If you are eager to embrace new technology and need flexibility, programs offering degrees online are available to you. Not only do students earn a variety of online bachelors degrees today, they can do it quickly – and [...]

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Have You Considered an Online Degree Program?

David Done asked: Online degree programs are now offered by many accredited online degree colleges and universities. The number of available degrees and courses has grown exponentially over the last decade. The reason for the rise in available online degree programs is simple; people can finally go to school and graduate on their own time [...]

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Get an Online Degree That Will Look Good on Resumes

Jullie Harvard asked: A lot of people choose online degree for variety of reasons, which including personal fulfillment, career advancement, and love of learning. If you want a degree that’s taken seriously in the workplace or help in your career advancement, you need to consider two factors when choose your online degree program. First, make [...]

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Where Will your Online Degree Take You?

Jullie Harvard asked: There are many online degree programs offered by online universities, but not all degree programs are equal. The degree you earn through online may directly impact your career in future. Your options depend a lot on what kind of accreditation your school was granted. If your purpose of earning an online degree [...]

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WordPress 2.6

I’m happy to announce that version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever [...]

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The Advantages to Earning Online Degrees

Susan Slobac asked: There are several reasons why increasing numbers of people are choosing to earn online college degrees. In fact, as computers and the Internet become more and more a part of people’s lives, online schools could well be the future of education. While there are some subject areas – such as performing arts, [...]

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The Biggest Problems With Online Degrees

Bryan Wong asked: A current main concern about online degrees is whether an online degree from an accredited college or university is seen by potential employers as a lesser degree than one that is earned in the traditional classroom.Certain professions, such as entry-level MBAs, still consider online graduates as second-tier to traditional classroom graduates because [...]

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Online Degree Programs Help Students Succeed

M.J. Joseph asked: A college degree can provide you with a great opportunity to advance your career. By getting your degree online, you steadily advance your career without giving up your current job or your life. With online degree programs, you also gain advantages over traditional brick and mortar universities. You learn more independently, have [...]

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