… online courses are NOT self-paced. Some instructors reveal all assignments ahead of time and others may roll out course topics and assignments incrementally. The most successful students will concentrate on their work at the pace that the … on group projects. They will ask for, and be able to see, your participation in multiple ways. In fact, sometimes faculty know more about their online students than their on-campus students. The good news is online learning can provide you with … I talk to them. I don't need to learn any technical skills in order to take a class online." Myth #5B: "I don't really know my way around a computer, but clearly my instructor does. I'll just rely on him or her to help me figure it out during …