MaichBlack wrote:I have issues with online degrees. If everyone was disciplined and honest then it could [almost] work. But as it is, online degrees are simply turning Universities in to Degree mills [Google that!]. People who don't even have any business being in those 10th floor 'Aviation' colleges enroll, have other people do their [online] CATs and assignments and finally sit for a watered down exam [simplified for online/distance learning students] and finally get their papers after some fellow does their thesis. Personally, I would never knowingly hire an 'online graduate' if there was a 'lecture attending' graduate available. Why? See next paragraph...
Why did I say if everyone was disciplined and honest it could ALMOST work? Because you can't compare class sessions with read material. Take MBA for example, you need case studies that should be discussed at length - the same way we discuss different issues in Wazua. There is no way you can capture these in some downloaded notes!
multi media university had one success story in partnership with a south African university. they were providing administration while the south African university provided the lectures.
the program went on for about 5 years but greed on our side brought it down.
I know afew oft quoted professionals who passed through this program and they don't seem halfbaked
lecturers would come to Kenya and do the students selection.
after paying the students would get login details.
they get notes and a timetable with the semester course work.
student would attend online classes directly from SA through online chats at a time set in the timetable.the lecturer and students could see all present in the class and students would participate just as normal class.
exams were done at multimedia university.
students were also grouped for discussions.
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