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Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. Extend that to degrees and that's the stigma you have to deal with when trying to get a

Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. Extend that to degrees and that's the stigma you have to deal with when trying to get a job. Telling an employer you got your degree remotely V the in class person, who are you gonna hire?

unishark 6y ago
> Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. I certainly agree with this (people aren't that stupid). But schools like Stanford and USC have been doing online MS programs for decades. As far as I know they are are just as valuable to your resume as an in-person MS from the same school. The value is in the fact that your average student simply doesn't have the self-motivation to do fully-online classes (we certainly have been seeing this problem in the last few months). This is why they primarily have been for working professions part-time in the past, that's a group and mode of learning where people actually get it done.
- pyuser583 6y ago
  I’ve benefited immensely from online education, but it’s not a substitute for an in person liberal arts education.
scarface74 6y ago
If you tell someone you got the online masters from Georgia Tech, no one would look down on it. I can’t speak for other online masters. https://omscs.gatech.edu/ https://omscs.gatech.edu/
noir_lord 6y ago
I’ve been in a position that was involved in hiring. I’d count an open university degree as equal or better than most universities. Anyone who can work full time, study for a degree and often manage family life is worth a good look all other things been equal.
OminousWeapons 6y ago
> Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. I think one question worth asking is what would happen if we blended both? Would it be possible to have a community college charge community college prices but work off of other peoples' excellent material? Imagine a CS 101 course where the lectures, problem sets, and tests were from MIT's Open Courseware, TAs were on site to hold sessions and help you, and a domain expert or professor was providing supplementary material and answering questions during recorded lectures. Sure it wouldn't be a stand in for MIT for many reasons, but it would probably give you a better education than most schools for a fraction of typical mid tier school pricing.
crimsonalucard5 6y ago
>Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. This is debatable. There's pros and cons for each. >Telling an employer you got your degree remotely V the in class person, who are you gonna hire? This never happens in practice. If that's the schools are the only things we're comparing then of course I hire the one with the more reputable pedigree. I don't even consider courses taken or dive any deeper than that.
chongli 6y ago
The value of a university education (in many fields, anyway) is in the degree. It’s the signal to employers that you made it. People who drop out in 4th year, even if they’re only one credit away from receiving their degree, are worth far less in the eyes of the employer, despite having passed all but one of the same courses as a grad. This isn’t what you’d expect if every course a person passed contributed a bit of value for the knowledge it imparted. Nope, for the employer it’s all about who crossed the finish line and checked off the box.

unishark 6y ago

> Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. I certainly agree with this (people aren't that stupid). But schools like Stanford and USC have been doing online MS programs for decades. As far as I know they are are just as valuable to your resume as an in-person MS from the same school. The value is in the fact that your average student simply doesn't have the self-motivation to do fully-online classes (we certainly have been seeing this problem in the last few months). This is why they primarily have been for working professions part-time in the past, that's a group and mode of learning where people actually get it done.

pyuser583 6y ago
I’ve benefited immensely from online education, but it’s not a substitute for an in person liberal arts education.

scarface74 6y ago

If you tell someone you got the online masters from Georgia Tech, no one would look down on it. I can’t speak for other online masters. https://omscs.gatech.edu/ https://omscs.gatech.edu/

noir_lord 6y ago

I’ve been in a position that was involved in hiring. I’d count an open university degree as equal or better than most universities. Anyone who can work full time, study for a degree and often manage family life is worth a good look all other things been equal.

OminousWeapons 6y ago

> Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. I think one question worth asking is what would happen if we blended both? Would it be possible to have a community college charge community college prices but work off of other peoples' excellent material? Imagine a CS 101 course where the lectures, problem sets, and tests were from MIT's Open Courseware, TAs were on site to hold sessions and help you, and a domain expert or professor was providing supplementary material and answering questions during recorded lectures. Sure it wouldn't be a stand in for MIT for many reasons, but it would probably give you a better education than most schools for a fraction of typical mid tier school pricing.

crimsonalucard5 6y ago

>Online classes simply don't have the value that in person classes have. This is debatable. There's pros and cons for each. >Telling an employer you got your degree remotely V the in class person, who are you gonna hire? This never happens in practice. If that's the schools are the only things we're comparing then of course I hire the one with the more reputable pedigree. I don't even consider courses taken or dive any deeper than that.

chongli 6y ago

The value of a university education (in many fields, anyway) is in the degree. It’s the signal to employers that you made it. People who drop out in 4th year, even if they’re only one credit away from receiving their degree, are worth far less in the eyes of the employer, despite having passed all but one of the same courses as a grad. This isn’t what you’d expect if every course a person passed contributed a bit of value for the knowledge it imparted. Nope, for the employer it’s all about who crossed the finish line and checked off the box.