Comments on: Benifits of Online Education and Degrees in India

By: unrulygurl

unrulygurl — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:07:01 +0000

I believe Phoenix Online does. And I am pretty sure you would still do practicum work and student teaching. I just did my masters through Walden online and loved it. It was very convenient and I learned a lot. Online schools are really making their way up there these days!

By: chalkjhawk79

chalkjhawk79 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:51:50 +0000

I see nothing wrong with taking a few courses on-line. However, I've heard that on-line classes can actually end up being more work than face-to-face classes. You have a lot more reading to do (e-mails, on-line chats, etc.)

The biggest problem I see with doing the entire program on-line is that most teacher education programs require several hours of "field experience," which involves actually spending time in classrooms, doing observations, and even teaching mini lessons.

She may want to investigate local colleges and see when their courses are offered. Some cater to students who are already working and offer courses in the evenings.

By: citykid626

citykid626 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:04:25 +0000

I think that it really depends on the type of person. If you feel that you would thrive in an online learning environment rather than a tradition university, you should absolutely go for it. Advantages are definitely the flexibility and cost. However, I'm not sure how that works with student teaching and the like, so you should definitely fully research that aspect of it.

By: justellemJimsaidhello

justellemJimsaidhello — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:39:55 +0000

No, not yet.

There are some programs out there with good teacher ed. online but nothing that would get you the K-12 music certificate.

It will probably become an option in the next couple years, Boston, East Carolina, U Hawaii Manoa, South Florida, Austin Peay have master's in MuEd online and Boston has their DMus in MuEd online.

You could do a Bachelor of Music via one of the assessment colleges (Excelsior, Thomas Edison State, or Charter Oak) and then do an alternate route to certification but getting the major classes online is a real challenge.

For now, undergrad MuEd is a head to campus degree. Good luck.

Add: How to do methods and applied online. You don't really do them "online" you do them via distance learning contract. You find a teacher locally who your college finds qualified and that teacher conducts your applied and reports to the college.

For the student teaching and internships it's the same deal. You make arrangements at a school locally and are supervised there. They report to your school.

By: Fgfd

Fgfd — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:15:50 +0000

By: aryaxt

aryaxt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:02:55 +0000

if u apply to a job. it will be harder for u to get it with taht degree..

By: Fgfd

Fgfd — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:40:52 +0000

By: EcoChick

EcoChick — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:45:36 +0000

I would look into the University of Phoenix. They have an Education AA program, so I would presume that they have a Bachelor's program for it as well.

Good luck!

By: namrata

namrata — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:29:00 +0000

American universities don't generally offer it. To get an education degree, you have to do things like practicums and student teaching, and that requires actually being at the university.

You could try taking a few of your general education courses online to get started and then register at a regular university to finish your degree.