Are online courses the same as the classroom based courses?

It's the same amount of work--only in a different format. Your textbooks and discussions are online. You would have to 'talk' so many times a week...etc with the online class vs going to a physical room on the campus.

This helps when people have problems getting to the physical room (physical/emotional). But they're still expected to do the same type of work if we're talking college-level.

The professor doesn't make a separate online class just for the college student with disabilities (less work) The syllabus we're given has the same due dates, same 'speed' of discussions as is given to students without disabilities.

Because we're not in a class environment--and can be at home...etc online courses might alternately be distracting for some students with learning disabilities There is stuff around which is not readily in the classrooms. Concentrating on the lectures/assignments can require more willpower and motivation than being in a lecture hall

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It also depends on the type of course you want to attend. If it is a regular course which is available in colleges and school then ok you can compare. Sometimes you may need to enroll in some customized courses, for example taking few classes on some language or tutoring class for some additional help. Not always you can get something like this in colleges or schools. For that it is a good idea to try online courses ( http://www.wiziq.com/courses/ )