Get Your Degree Online

Put your computer to the test with this insider's guide to getting the most out of distance learning. Join the millions of students already earning their degrees online with expert tips found in "Get Your Degree Online". Providing the best distance-learning programs available to date, "Get Your Degree Online" is much more than a directory: it explains the many ins and outs of attending a virtual classroom to help you succeed in realizing your education goals, from self-improvement, to certification, to earning a Bachelor's degree or an MBA. Authors Matthew and April Hel, provide a wealth of advice to choosing a program outside university walls that matches your interests and needs. They also include a valuable checklist of questions to determine which online programs are legitimate and which are simply fly-by-night scams devised to waste your precious time and tuition money.Profiling more than 350 online programs, "Get Your Degree Online" provides students of all ages with key data on admissions criteria, technology requirements, financial aid opportunities, comparison charts, and cross-indices."Get Your Degree Online" also teaches you how to: find out if a program is accredited (and explains why accreditation is important); get financial aid for your online education; use credit banks and transfer credits; collect material for a portfolio; and, much more! As the demand for virtual classrooms continues to accelerate, so does the need for a top-notch guide to navigating through this fast-growing, and often perplexing, service. "Get Your Degree Online" is the only guide you need to make the most out of your distance learning experience.

Matthew Helm is the Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer for Toolbox Internet Marketing Services, Inc. He has worked for the US Department of Education and as the Director of Human Resource Information Systems at the University of Illinois. He holds an AB in History and an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois. He is the publisher of Journal of Online Genealogy and co-managing editor of Genealogical Computing magazine. He has created and maintained various websites. April Helm is the President of Toolbox Internet Marketing Services, Inc., a firm that designs websites and provides content genealogical and educational companies. She has worked as a policy analyst for the US Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education and as a supervisor of financial aid at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She hold a BS in Journalism and an EdM in higher education administration, and edits the Journal of Online Genealogy and is co-managing editor of Genealogical Computing magazine. Her last book with Matthew Helm was Genealogy Online for Dummies.