Online faculty positions have a lot of shine on them for higher education faculty members trying to pay their bills after being thrown under the bus during this economic downturn. Granted, it is entirely possible to generate a full time income by teaching online classes for, say, one of the online masters degree programs, but it is important to understand that not every online degree course is equal to another online degree course. For example, an online course for a program that offers a psychology degree online should be evaluated by dividing the number of weeks the online course runs by the net, not gross, amount the course pays. This formula will give the online adjunct a very clear idea of how much they can earn every week by teaching a course for a program that offers, say, an online bachelor degree program. Keep in mind that the administrations micro-management, which generally means lot of detailed paperwork, impacts the weekly take home pay for these online faculty positions. The balance an online adjunct needs to reach is probably a [Read more...]