http://blog.degreego.com News About Online Education, Distance Learning Degrees, Online Colleges and Universities Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:07:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.degreego.com/2010/01/11/unearthing-diploma-mills-cats-with-fraudulent-diplomas/ http://blog.degreego.com/2010/01/11/unearthing-diploma-mills-cats-with-fraudulent-diplomas/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:04:59 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreego.com/?p=445 Diploma mills are the banality that put a kink in the distance learning movement. Online education's still frowned upon by the employers of the new decade thanks to "colleges" and "universities" offering printable diplomas for a single exam and/or a fee. These fraudulent schools stick out for their easy or nonexistent education programs, for the ability to "upgrade" to a master's degree for $100, and for lacking the accreditation applied to campus and online schools alike. One of the ways that professionals are unveiling the diploma mills sprinkled across the Internet is by enrolling their cats. That's right; Fluffy with an M.B.A.! The stories of cats with fraudulent diplomas reveals the dangers of diploma mills to Wikipedia readers and raises the question on the integrity of online education. It makes two strong points to the learning public...]]> http://blog.degreego.com/2010/01/11/unearthing-diploma-mills-cats-with-fraudulent-diplomas/feed/ 0