Are Online Degrees Easier?

One thing that you should note is that there is a misconception that distance learning is easier than that of a traditional school.  This is untrue.  The fact is that you will learn the same academic studies that you would have learned in a traditional school setting but you will learn them online instead of in your local school. 

In many ways, the dedication, motivation and the self paced study are much harder to maintain in an online degree program. 

If you are looking for an easy way to get your college degree, the online learning community is not necessarily it. For example, let’s say that you enroll in a 2 year program to earn your nursing degree.  You are a mother and have a job.  You figure that you can easily get in a class here and there and end up finishing your degree. 

Now, as you are going through your life, you will need to find the time for studying. After a long day of fighting with the kids, you have to make a decision.  Do I want to stay up for another hour and do my studies or should I just go to bed?  If you do not have the motivation, or the time management skills to complete your degree online, you will not earn anything. You must persevere through each day and each class.

Although the work is no more challenging then you will find in your traditional school, you now have to keep your schedule and do the work on your own, without a teacher pushing you to complete it.  You still have that teacher and you may still have deadlines to meet, but you do not have a class at 10 am everyday, necessarily.

Still, the online degree may be the perfect way for you to get your education. Keep reading to learn more about it to really answer the question, “Is this for me?”