Archives for Keith Koons
The number one complaint that students give when asked why they have yet to enroll in an online course is, “The technical aspects make me nervous.” Since the vast majority of returning college students these days is working adults that are well out of high school, the answer really does not come as a surprise. [...]
The New York Times reports that while college graduates are still doing a lot better than those without a formal education, the statistics as a whole tend to hide the bigger picture. College graduates are earning more money in many different fields, yes, but there are also plenty of degree holders who are sitting in [...]
Students across the nation are gearing up for another academic year of college to start and many of them are headed into online classrooms for the very first time. It is an exciting point in the lives of many because the start of a new school year means there are almost endless opportunities that come [...]
College application season is officially upon us and for high school seniors; it is definitely the worst time of the year. The process that began back in August is finally coming to an end and most colleges have a due date that expires during the first few weeks in January. Others grant students an additional [...]
Picture this; its 2 AM in a popular college town and several local establishments are alive with fun, dancing, and laughter. Most college students are either out having a good time, sleeping, or studying notes from their college classes, but there are also a select few that are glued to their computer monitors with a [...]
The world around us is literally changing in the blink of an eye and more Americans are headed back to school in today’s era than ever before in the history of our great nation. Of course, before we have one of those general feel-good moments here, it would probably be fair to point out that [...]
Ask any college official if social networking plays any type of factor in the application process and we almost guarantee that you’ll hear a quick and resounding, “No way!” Then again, if you were to ask a friend or relative that works at a college if they had ever heard of such a thing and [...]
It is amazing to think that just a few years ago many people thought of a distance learning education is nothing more than a type of diploma mill where people really did have to earn their educations. Here we are in 2012, however, in some states are so impressed with the online college format that [...]
How would you feel if someone offered to give you thousands of dollars in completely free money each semester just because you are attending college? Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the government has been doing exactly that for almost a century now and it is absolutely amazing how many [...]
It’s no secret that online college classes have become more popular over the past decade; the amount of the enrollees has more than doubled each of the past three years and the trend is steadily increasing. According to the News and Sentinel, students are actually showing a tendency of taking online college classes over traditional [...]