A common misconception among perspective students is online learning requires less time than a brick and mortar class. The reality is you will save time in some areas, but spend more time in others.

When reading a book, any student can benefit from summarizing chapters after reading them.

Take care to read everything before you ask a question. This is for your benefit and for the teacher’s benefit as well.

If you are unsure whether online learning is right for you, then start with only one or two courses at a time. This will help you get a feel for the time management involved with an online education.

Everyone has some horrific computer story where they accidentally deleted a file. We have all been there. Dropbox can help with this.

One of the many beauties of Dropbox is it saves a version of a file upon every sync. Meaning, as you hit the Save button on your Word document, Dropbox saves its own a copy.

For students interested in tracking down copies of old books, don’t fret! There are plenty of affordable options for obtaining the “classics” online.

Every student will experience that sinking feeling while reading a syllabus that appears too overwhelming. Whether it requires loads of reading, writing, or both, the feeling is dreadful at the beginning of a new course.

Instead of marking up your book for class, preserve it by using sticky tabs.