Posts Tagged ‘Online colleges’

20 Weirdest Courses Online and Offline

September 8th, 2009

“That’s so silly, it’s like an underwater basket weaving class!”  Ever heard that one before?  Ever wonder if it really exists?  Well here are some strange courses, underwater basket weaving and all, that really do exist in universities around the country:

1. YouTube

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Someone must have been obsessed with YouTube to go create a course about it.  But that is exactly what one professor did at Pitzer College in California.  This course studies the popular video sharing site and the impact it has on our culture.

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Meet the College Guru

November 26th, 2008

Online education provides individuals with the ability to open doors that were once closed. It allows for a single mom to earn her degree while saving money on child care or a working professional is provided to advance their career with a college degree while maintaining their current job.

This is exciting stuff and one of the main reasons we are here. Oh, and by we, I mean Online College Guru.

AT OCG we are passionate about helping others better their careers, education and ultimately, their lives through online learning. We also know that there are a lot of choices out there when it comes to education, and we feel that earning the degree should require the work and finding the school should be the easy part.

That’s the other reason we are here, to make your life easier.

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