I did the on-line course and have done the pool dives.
It does cost more. I now regret that I did it this way. I think that I would have liked the person to person instructor in the classroom much better. I do live far from the dive shop so I did it for convenience.
It wasn't quick which is what others have said. Each module takes maybe an hour. Then I went over everything again before the written test. I learned a lot, got 100% on the test, so it could be a good alternative if you have a busy schedule and live far from a class.
My dive manual is online rather than a hard copy, which is OK, I guess, but I think I'd prefer a hard copy.
If you are the kind of person who does everything on the computer, it is probably a good option.
It does cost more. I now regret that I did it this way. I think that I would have liked the person to person instructor in the classroom much better. I do live far from the dive shop so I did it for convenience.
It wasn't quick which is what others have said. Each module takes maybe an hour. Then I went over everything again before the written test. I learned a lot, got 100% on the test, so it could be a good alternative if you have a busy schedule and live far from a class.
My dive manual is online rather than a hard copy, which is OK, I guess, but I think I'd prefer a hard copy.
If you are the kind of person who does everything on the computer, it is probably a good option.