Title: Are Online Degrees as Respected as Traditional Degrees?
Headings: Are Online Degrees as Respected as Traditional Degrees?
Are Online Degrees as Respected as Traditional Degrees?
Do Employers Respect Online Degrees?
Tips for Finding a Respected Online Degree
2. Accreditation
3. How quickly can you earn the degree?
4. Quality of the school’s graduates
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What is the Most Respected Online University?

Content: Although employers see online degrees as reputable, the rest of America is slow to adopt the new education platform. According to a recent Gallup poll,
“Public perceptions about online education’s ability to deliver education in a format most students can succeed in, as well as its ability to tailor instruction to the individual, are more mixed, but tilt negatively”
The majority of Americans call online degree programs “only fair” or “poor” while 34 percent rate such programs as “excellent” or “best.” Adversely, 68 percent of Americans rated 4-year schools as “excellent” or “good” and 64 percent rated community colleges as highly as 4-year schools. An online learning study conducted by the United States Department of Education addressed the topic of online vs traditional face-to-face- learning at the higher education level. The study, undertaken from 1996-2008, concluded the following: Online higher education is more effective than traditional face-to-face learning. Hybrid/Blended learning (online learning combined with traditional learning) is the most effective. Face-to-face learning alone is the least effective method of among the three types of learning methods studied. Lastly, according to a survey by OnlineLearningSurvey.com, faculty acceptance of online vs. face-to-face learning has increased from 57 percent in 2003 to 78 percent in 2011. Three-quarters of faculty see online learning as being just as good or better than traditional, face-to-face learning.