[oldvirginian]

My landlord is taking on-line courses working towards his masters degree.
He said the on-line courses are more demanding because they require the student to do more actual reading and little to no lectures.
His take is the students are getting PO’d because they actually have to work and learn in order to pass the classes.
Also no parties and hanging out in overpriced bistros.
I tend to agree with him.

[max americana]

“He said the on-line courses are more demanding because they require the student to do more actual reading and little to no lectures.”
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I already have 32 credits on my B school and most of it is online, and at Stanford they’ve had the online classes for 10 years plus. Why is this so hard to comprehend? . If you have a question, send an email. You are forced (just like high school etc) to use your brain and think it over.

“Also no parties and hanging out in overpriced bistros.”

Heck, I mostly hung out at the frat house. It’s part of life. Even military schools have hangouts to lighten the stress. C’mon..

[jimfree]

Your boss’s master’s program is becoming the rule for many mid-career professionals. I did something like it when it was still classroom-bound in the late 80s. Nominally “Computer Systems Management” it was the most writing I had EVER done in school up to that point.

More recently I did a fully on-line JD program. Such are unaccredited at present but I was able to get a California Bar license, passing on first attempt. Not only was there extensive (sometimes seemingly impossible) work required outside the “classroom” we were also fully Socratic, called on frequently in classes that averaged perhaps 7 or 8 students. One day these programs will gain wider acceptance and accreditation.

[ealgeone]

My landlord is taking on-line courses working towards his masters degree. He said the on-line courses are more demanding because they require the student to do more actual reading and little to no lectures.

I concur. I'm currently taking online classes for seminary. The professor has a 10-15 mn lecture uploaded but we are responsible for readings. We are tested every week.

A paper is required. Weekly posts are required.

It does take more time than the typical in person class where the professor lectures for an hour.

The tradeoffs though are:

I can take the exams pretty much when I want to within a certain window.

I can listen to the lecture as many times as I want to.

I can post when I want to.

Online classes do require more discipline than in person classes.