So if you are looking to further your education and obtain some kind of college degree, what is the best way to fit that into a busy schedule? The answer is online degrees.

While there are many choices for online degrees and online college courses, one of the best sites I have come across is EarnMyDegree.com. Not only do they have a site that is extremely user friendly and easy to use, they offer a large selection of options to choose from.

Claiming to be the world’s leading free directory of online education, connecting millions of prospective students with online college options, they allow users to search opportunities by subject, by degree level, by school and even by campus location.

Here are just some of the online degree opportunities they offer:

• Bachelors Degrees
• Business Degrees
• Criminal Justice Degrees
• Doctoral Programs
• Masters Degrees
• MBA Degrees
• Nursing Degrees
• Paralegal Degrees
• Psychology Degrees
• Teaching Degrees

Featured schools include AIU Online, Capella University, Kaplan University and University of Phoenix.

They also have a learning center which offers concise information on the benefits of online education, a look at online colleges vs. traditional schools, the growing popularity of online education and so much more.

With all the options available for online learning, EarnMyDegree allows users to easily discover a host of online and distance learning programs in their prospective field of study—from undergraduate to advanced degrees to professional certificates. Thanks to multiple levels of information about each school and its offered programs, you’re able to get an accurate sense of which schools and programs are worth exploring and learning more about.

Why is this NOT going to help them in their rivalry with mail-order DVD giant Netflix?

For starters, Netflix’s membership fees are less than Blockbuster’s. I know Blockbuster offers the advantage of being able to drop movies received by mail at their brick-and-mortar locations but doesn’t that really defeat the purpose of getting movies by mail in the first place?

Secondly, Netflix already has their own set-top box, offered at the same price and does not charge “per movie” as Blockbuster will.

Finally, Netflix is already well ahead of the game as far as streaming programming via your television with the relationships they have with TiVo and Xbox. Because many people already have a TiVo and/or Xbox device, streaming movies through a Netflix membership is a no brainer.

It also seems as if Netflix will continue to offer additional opportunities in the future through other relationships.

So, Blockbuster, as usual you are a little late to the game. I’m still cheering on Netflix, whom I liken to David, to beat the mighty Goliath giant Blockbuster in the mail-order and now streaming video business.