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Google Search Tips for Students
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 30, 2008
...n, research ideas, and locate print materials, you'll need to be competent in Google search.
Diploma Guide recently released a list of resources for student searchers. They report: "Googl...
Finish What You Started with an Online Degree
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 30, 2008
...rough the process of choosing a legitimate virtual program, applying your credits, and earning that diploma. Here's a blurb: "If you're an adult learner with past college experience but n...
Poverty and Education: the Circular Problem...
in The Universities Weblog, on October 15, 2008
There's no denying the correlation. People are who poor are also less likely to have a college degree. People who are poor are less likely to have parents who have a college degree. There is a negative correlation between poverty and education.
Without an education it's hard to break out ...
BBC Investigation Finds Professionals Using Fake Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...se to 150 British residents using illegitimate degrees from St Regis University, an American-based diploma mill.
They report: "An investigation by the BBC has found that academic qualifications...
Free Online Engineering Classes
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...ng classes . Several schools offer no-cost learning material to anyone interested in the topic.
Diploma Guide explains:
"Free courses can be utilized to build a foundation of knowledge in di...
Online College Rankings
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 30, 2008
...full potential. Even though online colleges are now receiving increased respect from top employers, diploma mills and the like limit the prestige of a legitimate online degree. We think more transpare...
All About Indiana University High School
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 25, 2008
... Indiana University High school is a regionally accredited program offering self-paced diplomas. About half of their courses are online while the rest are carried out through mail correspondence.
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State Diploma Mill Laws
in The Online Universities Weblog, on June 30, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jim Jurica Using a diploma mill degree in the wrong way could land you in serious trouble. My latest About.com article lists state laws related to the use of substan...
Online School Accreditation Laws
in The Online Universities Weblog, on June 9, 2008
...redited online school. These programs tend to offer a lower quality education, even if they are not diploma mills.
However, some students will inevitably chose to go with unaccredited colleges. If y...
Online Charter Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 22, 2008
...grams in greater depth. Here's a blurb: "Online charter schools offer no-cost high school diploma programs to minor students living within their boundaries. In most states, online charter sch...
University-Affiliated Online High Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 19, 2008
...ld
Many high school students now have the chance to earn an accredited online high school diploma from a reputable university. Several traditional colleges are now in the business of teaching...
Public Online High Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 12, 2008
..."Students attending public online high schools are often able to earn a regionally accredited diploma at no cost. Their parents don't need to worry about paying for expensive private virtual ...
Where to Earn Legitimate Life Experience Credit
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 22, 2008
...y accepted form of accreditation).
So, how do you tell a legitimate life experience program from a diploma mill? Look for these tell-tale signs:
1. Legitimate life experience programs are accredited...
Why Go to College?
in The Universities Weblog, on April 22, 2008
... outs were unemployed, while a little more than four percent of individuals with just a high school diploma were unemployed. Only about two percent of college graduates were unemployed then. The high ...
Excelsior: Life Experience College
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 21, 2008
...While most "life experience" programs are diploma mills, there are a few regionally accredited colleges that give legitimate credit to students who can prove their experience via testing or ...
Are .edu Websites Trustworthy?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 18, 2008
...omains have become stricter, a school's legitimacy should not be determined by its domain. Some diploma mills were able to acquire these domains in years past and, just recently, a .edu website be...
Are Diploma Mill Degrees Illegal?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 14, 2008
... Diploma mills are unaccredited institutions that award degrees in exchange for money. Sometimes these fake schools offer a limited and inferior education. Other times they simply mail out a degree i...
Online High Schools Offer New Options for Teens
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 13, 2008
...prepare for college or the job market. My recently updated About.com article, Get Your High School Diploma Online , explores the options open to high schoolers. Here's a blurb: "A growing nu...
Life Experience Credit
in The Universities Weblog, on March 4, 2008
...ne Universities Weblog about life experience credit .
Jamie talks about the distinction between diploma mills (the kind of place where you can get your degree in astro-engineering or nanocomputing...
How Life Experience Credit Works
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 29, 2008
... Many diploma mills give out worthless degrees based on so-called "life experience." These fake degrees won't get you anywhere in the workplace. However, there is a legitimate way to ea...
Online College Completion for Adult Students
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 14, 2008
...re than one school. Several online degree programs will allow these credits to be counted towards a diploma - shaving months or even years off the time required to graduate.
My latest About.com arti...
List of Free Online Public Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 29, 2008
...ype of online public school courses to resident students. Some states offer full online high school diploma programs, while others offer a limited number of virtual courses.
This...list of online pub...
How to Choose an Online High School
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 3, 2008
...online high school is a challenge. Parents need to find a virtual program that offers an accredited diploma and provides academic support for students, all without breaking the bank. Asking the right ...
Elite Colleges and Online Education
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 2, 2008
...extraordinary demand for bits and pieces of the education places like MIT provide, even without the diploma." I'm a big fan of opencourseware. Offering free non-credit course material is ...
4 Types of Online High Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 21, 2007
...h schools educate students for free but aren't available in all areas. Students can also earn a diploma at no cost from online charter schools . However, these programs are sometimes unrelia...
Police Chief Criticized for Degree
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 30, 2007
Massachusetts Sergeant Brice Leslie is facing criticism for using a suspicious masters degree . The Worcester Telegram reports: "I had master's credits from military courses," he said yesterday, "and I also took courses from the University of Maryland while overseas, and...
E-diploma to curb fudging of educational records in India
in The RFID Weblog, on November 1, 2007
...one such instance University of Hyderabad in India is awarding masters and doctoral graduates with diplomas embedded with RFID tags encoding the name of the student, graduation date, degree awarded ...
Online High Schools for Adults
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 30, 2007
...rogram but you didn't graduate from high school, your first step may be to earn a high school diploma or GED. While most publicly funded online high schools limit their enrollment to teenag...
Texas Professor in Hot Water over "Illegal" Online Degree
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 28, 2007
...e of choosing a regionally accredited school. Most would not consider California Coast University a diploma mill. It's accreditor, the DETC, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Howe...
How to Be the Ideal Online College Applicant
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 1, 2007
...line colleges have open-door admissions policies, accepting anyone who applies with a high school diploma . Others are as tough to get into as top tier traditional school.
But, there are some ...
Idea of the Week: Home Based Diploma Framing Service
in Home Based Business, on September 29, 2007
...ollege. Her customers liked the frames she used and asked if she could frame college and university diplomas. Voves promptly jumped at the opportunity and that was the beginning of her new life as a f...
Public Universities Dominate in Online Learning
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 25, 2007
...ograms e-learning as a whole will gain a better reputation and many students will be able to earn a diploma with in-state tuition instead of paying pricey private school costs....
Accredited Online High Schools
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 30, 2007
... If you don't already have a high school diploma (or if you're trying to help your teen complete high school virtually), you'll want to make sure you find a school that's prop...
Diploma Mill Quiz - How do You Score?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 21, 2007
... Diploma mills are getting harder to spot. They often use names similar to established, reputable universities. And, they regularly claim to be accredited.
The eLearner's Diploma Mill Quiz is...
North Carolina Offers Free Online Classes for High School Students
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 17, 2007
...ny state approved online charter schools have offered students the chance to earn a high school diploma at no cost, this is the first online program I've read about that offers college cr...
Online School Accreditation Basics
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 5, 2007
...uot; To learn more about online school accreditation, regional accreditors, DETC accreditation, and diploma mills check out: Online School Accreditation Basics ....
Become a Wine Graduate Student
in Celebrate Wine, on May 7, 2007
... have a membership body - the Institute of Wines & Spirits - for those who have passed the WSET Diploma, our top qualification.
While they are located in London, England, this institute also off...
Adult Online High School Diploma Programs
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 6, 2007
... Most online colleges require new students to submit transcripts showing a completed a high school diploma. But, what about students who dropped out or weren't able to complete the coursework?
A...
BYU Online Program Sends Proctor to Test Student Athlete
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 28, 2007
...willing to help rectify the situation. He is retaking the 16 credits he needs to earn a high school diploma, four through BYU's online course and the rest through Wayne County High School and othe...
Beware of Exaggerating on Your Resume
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 28, 2007
...osition, listed degrees she did not actually receive.
Including false information or listing "diploma mill" degrees on a resume can have devastating consequences for an employee's reput...
Bellevue University Announces Technology-Enhanced Bachelor's Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on April 7, 2007
...quirement of the program." Students enrolled in the bachelor's degree programs can earn a diploma in only three years. For more information see C3: BU's New Way of Offering Undergraduate...
Azim Premji's Thoughts on the Talent Shortage problem in India
in The CIO Weblog, on April 6, 2007
... make couple of emphatic points, one is India will graduate this year about 425,000 engineers both diploma engineers and degree engineers . Diploma engineers being 3-year engineers after 12 years of ...
Diploma Mill Warning Signs
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 22, 2007
... How can you tell if an online " school " is really a diploma mill? One way is to check the organization's accreditation status on the Department of Education's online databas...
The Truth About Life Experience Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 11, 2007
...ience degrees" are one of the most successful tactics used by tricksters in the billion dollar diploma mill industry.
However, not all life experience credit is a hoax. Several respected, region...
The 2 Types of Diploma Mill Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 9, 2007
... Beware of diploma mills - these "fake" schools will take your money and leave you with a degree that could ruin your career and your reputation.
According to an eLearners.com article th...
Police Chief and Police Dog Have Diploma Mill Degrees From Same School
in The Online Universities Weblog, on March 8, 2007
...sponsibilities and salary in three of his previous jobs." If you want to avoid earning a "diploma mill" degree from an unaccredited school, use the Department of Education's databa...
Should 'Life Experience' Degrees Be Taken Seriously?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 29, 2007
...arded fully or partially on 'life experience' devalue 'real' online degrees. With diploma mills already harming the online education industry, we don't need any more doubt.
The...
Online Degrees Gaining Credibility
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 22, 2007
...r goals with an online degree: potential employers not taking the degree seriously. Thanks to "diploma mills" and unethical online businesses, this often happened in the past.
But with so ...
SPJIMR Partners with Patni for Courses in Supply Chain Management
in Supplychainer, on January 20, 2007
...se studies and industry scenarios. The courses will become part of the curriculum for Post Graduate Diploma in Management (the one-year MBA program) at the Institute.
Milind Padalkar, Sr. Vice Presid...
A Hurdle For An Online Degree Cleared: Online GED
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 13, 2007
... with the convenience of an online option.
Adults interested in obtaining a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) now have a new option when it comes to preparing for the test.
GED for Me!, an online...
Should Colleges Be Ranked...And Exposed?
in The Universities Weblog, on December 23, 2006
...kills in four years? Five-year graduation rate? Students' access to faculty? Probable cost of a diploma? Don't look for it on the Web site.
In a report released in September, U.S. Education S...
Online Degrees Becoming Widely Accepted In Career Fields
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 19, 2006
...e stigma associated with online degrees is finally fading. Thanks to the elimination of many diploma mills, and thanks to highly respected colleges and universities embracing online education, ...
Firefighters Must Have Valid Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 18, 2006
...g down' on online degrees, making sure the achievements are valid, and not a result of a ' diploma mill .' After several people in high-ranking positions, including politics and law e...
Another Online Degree Directory Surfaces
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 13, 2006
... From PR Web:
What's the value of a high school diploma or college degree? The answer is clearly spelled out in dollars and cents.
In a report released this week, the rewards of atta...
Officers Fired, Rehired After Online Degree Revelations
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 29, 2006
... online degree is respected. Sometimes it isn't, especially when connected to suspicions of a diploma mill .
Two Naples, Florida police officers were fired after it was revealed that the de...
Whats the talk about Indian Talent !!!
in The CIO Weblog, on October 23, 2006
...osition only when the employee shows up on Day 1. Attracting the right talent (not just the right diploma/degree) in emerging economies is a challenge for all global companies (with Indian Origins...
Harvard Offers New Online Courses
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 22, 2006
...versity when no other options are available.
This battleground between bona-fide universities and diploma mills could exist only in today's world. The proliferation of technology and information...
Superintendent Under Scrutiny For Possible Diploma Mill Degree
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 28, 2006
...ven months writing my dissertation which you have a copy of. I did not just pay money and pick up a diploma," Borrer said.
Who do you think is telling the truth? How can we erase the stigma fr...
Colleges Working To Showcase Online Degrees In Positive Light
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
... Even though online degrees are often respected these days, the stigma caused by illegal "diploma mills" still exists. Colleges are doing something about that.
David Wood, director of ...
Students Prefer Online Courses
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
...ommercials as a way to make more money.
That stigma has been exacerbated in recent years by online diploma mills , which essentially sell diplomas with little or no college coursework.
Local c...
What You Don't Know About Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
...e. Mind you, the five-day turnaround is courtesy of none other than Rochville University, a reputed diploma mill (such a kind way to phrase it).
Nevertheless, even the classes at legitimate schools a...
Caution Recommended In Pursuing Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
... With popularity comes danger. Although online degrees are highly respected now, the taint of diploma mills still affect us. Experts urge consumers to use caution.
George Gollin, a professor at ...
Senate Member Progresses Despite 'Diploma Mill' History
in The Online Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
...ved his bachelor's degree from a institution that one federal agency has described as a " diploma mill ."
Complete story here.
What do you think? Is this fair? Does it harm onl...
Why Should You Get An Online Degree?
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 17, 2006
...holding down a full time job and taking care of responsibilities at home. Getting an online college diploma offers students a chance to obtain a college education without shirking their other duties. ...
Online Degrees, aka 'Digital Diplomas,' Going Strong
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 14, 2006
... Digital diplomas: I like this new term. It makes online education sound...well, cool. Which it is.
And luckily, online degrees just keep getting more popular, ensuring that more and more choices f...
Online Students Must Exercise Extra Caution
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 11, 2006
...rs tips to protect your trust and wallet. With an already shaky reputation from the spread of "diploma mills ," online education is vulnerable to criticism and fear. It would be a sham...
Fear the Diploma Mill Police
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 18, 2006
... of some employers) is whether or not an online college can be 'trusted.'
Could it be a diploma mill ? What if the institution isn't accredited, and all that hard work and money is...
Online Colleges Spur Controversy
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 31, 2006
...gh-level law enforcement officials were accused of receiving their Master's degrees from a 'diploma mill,' the very nature of online education became a heated topic of debate.
Many people...
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in TJ's Weblog, on May 24, 2006
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in Creative Weblogging, on May 24, 2006
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