Getting a Real Degree in Virtual Second Life
If you will walk to the campus of San Jose State University you will see students, teachers and all 16 acres of a nice campus. The only difference is that this campus exists only online, in the virtual world of “Second Life”.
Many colleges have invested in virtual lands in Second Life, but doesn’t use it all. The University of Phoenix, which is one of the largest online universities in the country, offers students virtual learning via the university own spaces, and not using Second Life.
Still, it’s considered that many of the students that gets their degree online will have to get used to these kind of virtual environments, since their usage will grow substantially in the upcoming years.
via [Daily Dispatch]
Online Degrees for Working Moms
If you have to balance between life, career and your family, but still want to earn a degree, you’ve come to the right place.
A single mom for example can attend classes during the late evening and night, getting a degree that can help her in finding a better job. According to study published by the U.S. Department of Education, parents with kids under the age of ten, are attending colleges in record numbers. Most of them are women.
New online programs offer up to PhD degrees in the convenience of your own time and home. That’s without worrying for a babysitter or if your kid feels sick in a middle of a class.
This five universities offer programs that are designed especially for working moms: