MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. Although there has been access to free online courses on the Internet for years, the quality and quantity of courses has changed. Access to free courses has allowed students to obtain a level of education that many...
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How to Write a Perfect College Paper: Video Tutorial
The following is a video presentation that explains how to write the perfect college paper. For a written version with more complete information, check out: Checklist for Writing the Perfect College Paper. There are some sources referred to in this video...
Checklist for Writing the Perfect College Paper
Professors may assume that students understand the basics when it comes to writing college research papers. In reality, many students are frustrated by all of the requirements. There are not a lot of easy checklists that put all of the requirements into one location....
Doctoral Dissertation: Proposal Approval Checklist
In the years I have spent as a doctoral chair, I have read many excellent proposals and final dissertations. Writing a dissertation takes a great deal of patience and time. Some students may become frustrated if he or she believes that the process takes longer...
Top 5 Secrets for Online Student Success
Online education is growing at a pace that far exceeds general education enrollment. Because of the popularity of online learning, many traditional universities are offering online courses. Forbes recently reported that MIT will soon offer free education for...
How to Get an A in Your College Courses
Some of the top reasons that students don’t pass courses, based on my experience as a professor, is that they do not read the requirements for the classes or they don’t turn in material on time. If a student really wants to receive an “A”, there are some important...
What is a Peer-Reviewed Journal?
Today’s Ask Dr. Diane: My professor told me I have to cite using scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean? College students are often asked to include scholarly peer-reviewed journals as sources for citations. If the school offers an online library,...
Online Classes So Important: Mandatory for Graduation
Times have certainly changed for high school education. Alabama, Florida and Michigan are just some of the states that now require students to take at least one online course to graduate. According to the article 10 Online Ed Trends Coming to a High School Near You,...
Top 10 Sources for Help with APA 6th Edition
Students often find it challenging to write papers that meet APA guidelines. The following table demonstrates how difficult it can be just to cite correctly. The following is a list of some of the most useful resources to help write a paper that meets APA...
Adjunct Advantages: The Future of Education
Professors who work on a contracted, part-time basis are referred to as adjuncts. There are advantages for universities that hire adjuncts rather than tenured faculty. However, many adjunct professors do not like this option. Some refer to the way things have...
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