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Online degrees - respected or not?

brinepacer · 2009-12-03 15:25:07

This may be a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question, but how respected are online degrees? I can't find my course (digital forensics) part time and i don't think i can afford full time education, wondering if i'd be wasting my time getting an online degree. This does exclude open university, i know they're well…

03-12-2009 04:25PM

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This may be a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question, but how respected are online degrees? I can't find my course (digital forensics) part time and i don't think i can afford full time education, wondering if i'd be wasting my time getting an online degree. This does exclude open university, i know they're well respected, but they don't have my course.

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#2 03-12-2009 05:11PM

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Basically, it boils down to who/which institution is issuing the degree, their accreditation and how respected they are.

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