This guest post is contributed by Anna Miller, who writes on the topic of online degrees. She welcomes your comments here or at her email id: anna.miller009@gmail.com They offer a host of advantages to people who would otherwise not be able to earn a degree; even so, online degrees are more than a few rungs [...]
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This is a guest post by Alyssa Baldocchi. Alyssa is a writer on online courses for Guide to Online Schools. Diploma mills, sometimes called “degree mills,” are scams; they are businesses that pose as universities or other academic institutions, and they charge individuals for transcripts, diplomas, and other mediocre services. The degrees one can receive [...]
This is a guest post by Elizabeth O’Neill, who writes about online colleges for EarnMyDegree.com. Enrolling at the Wrong School Diploma mills are less prevalent than they used to be, but some students still waste time and money at schools that don’t adhere to industry standards. Find a program that is regionally or nationally accredited [...]
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Distance Learning Courses, Robert T. Kitahara and Frederick Westfall, Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT), Vol. 3, No. 3, September 2007. Abstract: In committing to provide a quality education using online Distance Learning (DL) as the delivery mechanism, a university must face new challenges to ensuring academic integrity in [...]
Exploring the Mechanisms for Assuring Quality of e-Learning Courses in UK Higher Education Institutions, Magdalena Jara and Harvey Mellar, European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning (EURODL), March, 2007. Abstract: This paper reports on a research study aimed at understanding how dual mode higher education institutions in the UK approach the application of their internal [...]
SREB (Southern Regional Education Board): Checklist for Evaluating Online Courses. ‘Evaluation is key to ensuring that online courses provide students with access to quality instruction and resources. With sections on content, instructional design, student assessment and technology, this checklist is based on the SREB report Standards for Quality Online Courses and is designed to assist [...]
