Online part time VS full time

The WSJ has an article on why full time MBA provides a richer experience.

Ohio school revoked degree mill credits

Otterbgein College in Ohio decided to revoke students credits from suspected degree mill. A Florida grand jury found no evidence of teachers attending classes. Teachers involved in the program have given conflicting accounts of when and where the classes met.The leader of the alleged degree mill William McCoggle, has been charged with grand theft and fraud.

Otterbein revokes students' credits from suspected degree mill

No refund: University of Southern Queensland closed down

University of Southern Queensland closed it's Indian campus, some students have to start from scratch and lose both money and time.

Will employers accept your degree?

I like hearing stories of working people who enrolled in online degrees. One of my personal favourite is Business Week's 'Do online MBAs make the grade?' Some of the articles listed below are pretty dated now, but they still provide useful insights into how employers look at DL degrees.

WSJ: Online Degree candidates meet skeptical employers
PBS: Online Degree and job search
About.com: Will they accept your degree

Federation police cracked down on diploma mills

Law-enforcement officers have raided alleged diploma mills in Spokane and Post Falls, Idaho. The search warrants were part of an eight-month investigation against Dixie and Steve Randock of Colbert, Spokane County, according to documents filed late this week in U.S. District Court.

Those documents contend that the Randocks and others are under investigation for possible mail and wire-fraud violations and money laundering.

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Feds cracked down on diploma mills
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Malaysian education ministers partied with bogus university scam

Last month, the NST reported a case of a local institution offering degree courses from Cambridgeshire University and the Irish International University which were not accredited or recognised in the UK, the US and Ireland. Those two university were, however, recognised by the Malaysian education department as legitimate and accredited.

Last Wednesday, the Minister for Higher Education, Datuk Dr. Shafie Salleh said his Ministry would investigate the claims by these two bogus universities which have only Internet existence while the Irish Ambassador to Malaysia Daniel Mulhall went public on Sunday calling on the Malaysian Government to take action against the Irish International University for committing deception by parading itself as an Irish university. It is estimated that up to RM$10million were paid by Malaysian students.

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"Tough to weed out bogus university"

An introduction to distance learning

One of the most established distance learning community online is degreeinfo.com. It tells you which distance learning institute is legitimate, what 'Regionally accredited' and 'Generally Accepted Accreditation Principles' mean, and whether distance education delivered by accredited institution falls into the same accreditation umbrella.

Part 1: Distance Learning Defined

Part 2: Regionally accredited, Generally accepted accredited institution for international schools and State approved accreditation.

Part 3: Are Distance Learning Degrees Respected?

Part 4: Who Gets Distance Learning Degrees? (And Why?)

Part 5: Test, Transfer, and Portfolio Credits

Part 6: Final Comments

Legal issues and considerations of unaccredited degrees

Everybody views university education differently. In large part based on the way they grew up. Some people see it as a mean of self enrichment. Some see it as a way to make more money and to get a better job. In the United States, it is possible that unaccredited degrees may not be acceptable for state or federal civil service or other employment; Sometimes criminal penalties may even apply should an unaccredited degree be presented in lieu of an accredited one. Wikipedia has an article on legal issues and considerations of unaccredited degrees.