Excellent news for those worried about the validity of US qualifications: there’s a new blog by Robert entitled, ‘Who’s your alma mater?’ If a college or university you are considering seems to be on that list, ask questions. If someone presents a cv and their qualifications come from somewhere on that list, be very careful. Names of institutions, as Robert points out, can be confusingly similar but that is part of the art of naming a diploma mill.
Bogus degrees, as we have said before (see Brantridge Annexe) , harm everyone.
[...] thing. Oh dear. In best academic tradition, I and others respectfully but strongly disagree. Diploma mills must, of course, be avoided but APEL or Recognition of Prior (Education) and Learning has been [...]
By: New times, new courses, new students, new fees « Gillian’s Learning and Qualifications Blog on December 5, 2008
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