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Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education

by ELIZABETH HEUBECK , October 16, 2008

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Military personnel make great students because they’re smart, diligent and have integrity, says Dr. Steven Gold a business administration professor at TUI University.

Online sham offerings abound
As with any consumer offering, when it comes to “shopping” for an online education, the phrase “buyer beware” applies. Educational fraud, online education notwithstanding, is a “a huge industry,” according to Vicky Phillips, founder and chief educational analyst at GetEducated.com, an online distance learning college directory and repository of information on online education.

“Right now GetEducated.com tracks more fake online MBAs than we do real ones,” she says, noting that the Internet has encouraged this fraudulent behavior by allowing anyone with money to advertise unchecked.

Some warning signs of fake or questionable online programs include promises of quick completion and limited contact information for the institution.



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