The global economic downturn has had a profound impact on nearly all industries. Higher education is no exception. As students struggle to find affordable options for continuing their educations, institutions of higher education have found it increasingly difficult to conduct “business as usual” in the face of shrinking government funding, dwindling endowments, and increasing enrollments. Read the rest of this entry »
I received an email from a student asking me what he could do when people state that American Military University (AMU) or American Public University (APU) are “diploma mills” or unaccredited. I thought I would post my response.
The “myths” that AMU or APU are diploma mills or unaccredited are invalid. In most cases, the myths are more than likely disseminated by individuals who do not care for online colleges and universities. Faculty and staff members of accredited institutions that operate partially online or totally online have heard the negative perceptions about online education for years and have worked hard to demonstrate the evidence that supports learning in online programs. A May 2009 study published by the U.S. Department of Education entitled Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies stated that students learn better in online programs than in face-to-face programs . The researchers examined over 1,000 published research papers involving online and face-to-face learners.
