We're big believers at Careershifters of using technology to create the career and life you want. The internet in particular has given us a lot more freedom to choose how and where we work - this goes for our jobs (think the new breed of digital nomads working from their laptops as they travel the world), but also for our education.
And, for those career shifters considering going back to university, online degrees are increasingly become an option to consider. They've also been gaining in reputation with more traditional bricks and mortar universities including Cornell in the US and London University in the UK joining the less-well-regarded but pioneering online-only universities, such as the University of Phoenix in the US.
But where to start to research the options? Well, you might want to check out Earnmydegree.com, which aims to be a comprehensive directory of online degree programmes. You can navigate degrees by subject, degree level, college and location. There are also a whole bunch of supporting articles around online education: online degrees vs traditional colleges, how online degrees are perceived in the workplace and how to finance your education, amongst others.
All good so far, but - and this is a big but - if you want to consider courses outside the US & Canada (which, we would imagine might apply to many of the Careershifters audience), this site isn't unfortunately currently going to be much help. No mention of the highly-regarded Open University in the UK for example, nor of other insitutions like London University, Liverpool University, Portsmouth and Derby Universities who all offer online degrees. This frankly seems like a large omission, given that, with the nature of online learning, one would expect students to naturally want to consider options from around the world. Still, there is an as-yet-unactivated "international" link under campus locations on the homepage, which seems to suggest that this is on its way.
As soon as these international listings are in place, this clearly laid out, easy-to-navigate site will be a first-rate resource.
(This is a sponsored review).
