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[feelfree]

I am having a discussion about online degrees with those who have them. They insist there is no way of determining it is an online degree.

Online Master of Education degrees appear acceptable at the primary and secondary level or K-12 in the ME based on the number of people who have them and using this credential.

In the applications I've completed there is a box provided to check how each degree was obtained.

I've read repeatedly on this site online degrees are not accepted at ME universities.

Is the certification more stringent at embassies for university hires to weed out those with online degrees or does it depend on a person telling the truth on his/her application?

[desertdawg]

I'd be interested in replies too.

I think one problem is it's obvious if a degree was completed online as you will have clashing dates, unless you remove work experience done whilst completing your masters from your CV.

There are distinctions between online/blended/distance methods of study. My experience of distance learning is that you have a personal tutor and classroom observations are carried out by sending the tutor videos.

I have a distance DELTA which has got my foot in the door on several occasions. Nowhere on the certificate does it mention mode of study. Although I had an employment gap during its completion. I also have other vocational qualifications which were studied for in a different country than they are validated in.

One problem I have encountered was the need for a transcript. Feel free to correct me, but this seems to be an American thing. My BA doesn't have a transcript. Also I know British people with MAs and doctorates without transcripts. Perhaps it is a recent thing.

This is one reason I have yet to do an MA. I have worked in the Arabian Gulf for over ten years. I don't think you will get a definitive answer. The reality is that even at one institution the "policy" can vary from day to day and depending upon the person you are dealing with.

[feelfree]

Mose people can't afford to take time off from work to attend classes full time. I needed two years to complete each M.Ed degree while employed.

The mode of study is asked on applications I have completed recently for universities in the Middle East. I had wrongly assumed the diploma or transcript would make the distinction if the degree was awarded through an online or distance learning program.

There are some universities in the U.S. which are known for online programs such as Kaplan, Walden, and University of Phoenix, but many accredited public and private universities and colleges also offer online programs.

To answer your question secondary schools or high school, two-year or junior colleges, four-year colleges and universities, graduate programs, etc. have transcripts. I'm not sure about technical or trade schools.

Transcripts are not new to the U.S. Grades, grade point average, courses, dates, degrees awarded, etc. are recorded. Academic history is a permanent record. But they don't record how the degree was obtained.

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