By Eric Kelderman, Chronicle of Higher Ed
Doubts about the merit of online education are less about quality and more about the business practices of for-profit colleges, the accreditors say. Because of that, they argue, their agencies are being asked to regulate issues outside their domain. “What appears to be happening is that policy makers are asking accreditors to do things that they traditionally have not been doing,” says Michale S. McComis, executive director of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, a national organization that accredits about 800 private, for-profit institutions. “The Department of Education has a role to play, states have a role to play, and we have a role to play,” he says. “Accreditation is not the only line of defense.”
http://chronicle.com/article/Online-Programs-Face-New/129608/
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