- Paperback: 266 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (1 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071365125
- ISBN-13: 978-0071365123
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,321,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Make the grade from your own home! There's no question that learning brings power and success. And the Internet has opened up a whole new chapter in education. The opportunities for advancing your education are more abundant than ever. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, more than 85 percent of public universities offer distance learning and online courses, degrees, and career credentials. Moreover, an increasing number of career-related training courses and programs are offered online. In today's knowledge economy you can pursue - or continue - your education online from the comfort and convenience of your own home. "How to Be A Successful Online Student" can help you reach your educational goals online.This no-nonsense, up-to-date book is perfect for lifelong learners, wired students, and professionals using the Internet to get educated at a distance. Here you will learn how to determine which subjects are best for you, organize and manage your online time, develop good cyber study habits, and work independently. The book provides you with the "nuts and bolts" of how online learning works including: how to determine whether you are a good candidate for online learning; essential information on how to find out what software and hardware you will need to study online; advice on what you can and cannot study online; tips on locating online opportunities; how to combine online learning with traditional classes; and, much more.Complete with helpful overviews at the end of each chapter, checklists, self-assessment exercises, and a glossary, this important resource shows you how to make the most of your education online. Log onto your future and discover how to be a successful online student.
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Make the grade from your own home!
There’s no question that learning brings power and success. And the Internet has opened up a whole new chapter in education. The opportunities for advancing your education are more abundant than ever. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, more than 85% of public universities offer distance learning and online courses, degrees, and career credentials. Moreover, an increasing number of career-related training courses and programs are offered online. In today's knowledge economy you can pursue—or continue—your education online from the comfort and convenience of your own home.
How to Be A Successful Online Student can help you reach your educational goals online. This no-nonsense, up-to-date book is perfect for lifelong learners, wired students, and professionals using the Internet to get educated at a distance. Here you will learn how to determine which subjects are best for you, organize and manage your online time, develop good cyber study habits, and work independently. The book provides you with the "nuts and bolts" of how online learning works including:
* How to determine whether you are a good candidate for online learning * Essential information on how to find out what software and hardware you will need to study online * Advice on what you can and cannot study online * Tips on locating online opportunities * How to combine online learning with traditional classes and much more.
Complete with helpful overviews at the end of each chapter, checklists, self-assessment exercises, and a glossary, this important resource shows you how to make the most of your education online.
Log onto your future and discover How to Be a Successful Online Student.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Waste of Time & Money for Current Students
10 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
I have never been moved to write a review before, but I feel it is my civic duty to warn people away from this book. I am enrolled as an online student already and bought this book because it would supposedly give me tips for developing a good study schedule and, well, be a successful online student. The publisher is misleading customers by putting a big red burst on the cover that says "Learn how to set up an independent study schedule and stick to it" (did they READ this book before designing the cover??!!). This book contains nothing of the sort. The 33 pages (of 266) that are actually dedicated to coursework are almost insulting to read. For example, some of the "helpful tips" include: "you will want to have moderate experience with using a computer" and "you need goals and focus." The author then gives a website to visit for "specific information" on things like study skills and time management. This book will NOT help you be an effective online student. It might help you decide whether or not to become an online student, which is the only reason it gets a star.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Very Good and Helpful Book but
11 Feb 2005
Format:Paperback
it needs to be updated. My copy of this book is helpful but I find that there are websites that no longer work and some of the information is outdated as well. Much has happened in the online world since it was written so I came to Amazon.com to see if there was a newer updated version that I could buy. Alas, there seems not to be one.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Getting there is half the fun!
11 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
As a new online student seeking ways to improve my gains, I came upon this useful book that helped me maximize not only my efforts, but also my focus. Pinpointing the desired learning that I wanted was crucial and this book guided me towards a process that made my journey easy, rewarding and with meaningful results. Rather than traveling haphazardly through the maze of courses this book gave me the tools to get the program that best fit me, made sense to me and looked great. As a professional Coach who helps people focus and pinpoint their efforts and change their lives at www.coachcorp.com I consider this book a valuable assist because of the specific guidance it brings to those people seeking follow-up, online education.
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