Comments on: Oreilly School: On-line Courses http://josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/oreilly-school-online-courses/ Rants & Raves Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:34:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joseph Crawford http://josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/oreilly-school-online-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Joseph Crawford Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/food-for-thought/#comment-2157 I know it's not the same as a traditional college but if you poke around the site you actually do get credits towards continuing education. You also get a certificate from the University of Illinois. So while you wont gain any college "credits" in a sense they are still worth your time. I tried the on-line college route with The University of Phoenix, and had a horrible experience. There was an issue with thier news servers, I could not communicate with the class. I tried numerous times to contact the instructor before calling in to tech support and letting them know about the situation. I couldn't do anything and they said they noted my account so that I could take the course again. When it came time for the grades I recieved and F (no surprise there) and I called in to enroll in the next course. They stated that no one noted my account so I had to pay for the course that I failed before I could enroll in the course again. I told them what I thought and they continued to call me and ask when I would be returning. My answer was always the same. "When you get your act together and stop trying to charge me for a technical failure on your end." I have not gone back nor will I go back to that school. I know it’s not the same as a traditional college but if you poke around the site you actually do get credits towards continuing education. You also get a certificate from the University of Illinois.

So while you wont gain any college “credits” in a sense they are still worth your time.

I tried the on-line college route with The University of Phoenix, and had a horrible experience. There was an issue with thier news servers, I could not communicate with the class. I tried numerous times to contact the instructor before calling in to tech support and letting them know about the situation. I couldn’t do anything and they said they noted my account so that I could take the course again. When it came time for the grades I recieved and F (no surprise there) and I called in to enroll in the next course. They stated that no one noted my account so I had to pay for the course that I failed before I could enroll in the course again.

I told them what I thought and they continued to call me and ask when I would be returning. My answer was always the same. “When you get your act together and stop trying to charge me for a technical failure on your end.”

I have not gone back nor will I go back to that school.

]]> By: Craig http://josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/oreilly-school-online-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 Craig Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:18:31 +0000 http://www.josephcrawford.com/2007/04/12/food-for-thought/#comment-2155 The courses are great continuing ed, but they are not college course accredited. The courses are great continuing ed, but they are not college course accredited.

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