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1. Online classes are making it easier for people to go to college. If it was not for online classes students who do not live near a college or have busy schedules could not get a degree. I am receiving my degree completely online. I choose to take online classes because I work in Cape Vincent and Clayton and live in Adams. Living on campus would not be an option for me and commuting would be a nightmare. I do not think that students who receive their degree online should receive a different degree than someone who receives it taking face-to-face classes. Degree programs require students to take all of the same classes whether they are taken face-to-face or online. The learning outcome from these classes is the same. If colleges had an online …show more content…

An employer should choose the person who is going to be able to do the job the best. The employer should evaluate the two prospective employees based on measurable activity not whether they received their degree online or face-to-face. If colleges do not have two separate degrees the employers may never know how the prospective employee received their degree. This could be one less thing an employer can use to discriminate against prospective employees. 2. Online classes are transforming the way college is conducted. Students are able to take classes from a college when they are half way across the world. Professors are also able to make their jobs a little bit easier by having quizzes and exams online where they are graded themselves. Professors are struggling to make sure that the student they think is completing the assignments and participate in classes truly is the person they think it …show more content…

If students get caught they should have to face the consequences whether it is in a class online or a face-to-face. Professors should take the necessary measures to keep students from cheating. These measures should include running papers through turn it in, changing test questions each semester and personalizing questions as much as possible so questions cannot be found online. Cheating is a serious problem, but it hurts the student in the end. Although students know that cheating is against school policy and professors are trying their best to make it difficult to cheat, students are still going to find ways to do it. Professors should not have to focus all of their attention on catching cheating. They need to focus most of their time and attention on the students who want to learn and to well in their class. Students who choose to use these sites instead of doing the work themselves are not going to do well in their future job. When entering into a job after graduating college you are expected to remember the information you were taught in college. An employer will be able to determine quickly if you know what you are supposed to know or not. If you are not able to remember the basic information taught in college you most likely are going to fired. Employers are not going to waste their time teaching a college graduate what they were supposed to be learn in college. This person is then going to have to explain at future job

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