Title: How Employers View Online Degrees: Interviews with Nine Hiring Executives
Headings: How Do Employers View Online Degrees?
How Do Employers View Online Degrees?
Meet the Interviewees: Nine CEOs and Executives
Employer Perceptions of Online Education
Positive perceptions of online degrees included:
Negative perceptions of online degrees included:
Positive Perceptions of Online Degrees
Negative Perceptions of Online Degrees
Conclusions: What to Consider Before Enrolling in an Online Program
Jocelyn Blore

Content: Jim Spearman, President & CEO at Consensys Imaging Service, Inc.
Consensys Imaging Service, Inc. provides diagnostic imaging equipment in several modalities, including MRI, CT, mammography, and ultrasound machines. In general, I don’t view online degrees any less favorably than in-residence learning. However, somewhere along the way there should be some in-residence formal learning experience. Employer Perceptions of Online Education
In the first three months of 2017, the nine executives with hiring experience graciously weighed in with their perceptions of online education. They responded to three questions in a mix of telephone and email-based interviews: What is your general perception of degrees earned online? Does your view of a job candidate change if he or she received an online degree as opposed to a traditional campus-based degree? Do you think these perceptions will change over time? Under what conditions? While these employers had widely varying views on distance-based education, there were some consistent themes, both negative and positive.