by Michael Finney, Technorati
The recent rise in online universities opens the door for many to complete their degree and academic work via the internet. Google “online degrees” and you get a whopping 28,300,000 results. This list includes everything from colleges and universities, to companies that help facilitate your online learning experience. But the new frontier in education does not come without its challenges. Getting a degree online provides some amazing opportunities for learning, but along with it come the scam with diploma mills, and other fraudulent degrees. Investigations into for-profit online universities over financial aid issues, recruiting, and student completion, have raised questions of the validity of degrees from online universities. Recent media and federal investigations have brought the issue into the spotlight. Whether you are a student of an online university, or looking to teach for one, the question must be raised, “Is my university a valid one or a scam?” There are some easy ways to find out.
http://technorati.com/business/article/how-to-tell-if-your-online/
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