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LINKS
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World Wide Learn's online MBAs
World directory of online courses, online learning and online education
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Peterson's distance learning
Online database of distance learning courses and programs
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Yahoo's listing
of distance learning business programs
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Degree.Net
One stop resource for distance education
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The Distance Education and Training Council
A clearinghouse of information about the distance study/correspondence field, and sponsors a nationally recognized accrediting agency
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MindEdge's courses
Business distance course
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The No Significant Difference Phenomenon
Tom Russell of the North Carolina State University has compiled a large bibliography of research that demonstrates that there is no significant difference no matter what media you use for learning
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Study2U.com
Directory of online & distance learning degrees, including MBAs.
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NEWS AND ARTICLES
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The Online MBA Salary Blues (Businessweek.com
, 08/22/2011)
If the Kelley Direct online MBA program is any guide, graduates of Kenan-Flagler's new MBA@UNC program shouldn't expect a salary windfall
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Maximum flexibility for unconventional MBA students (ft.com
, 03/14/2011)
An online business programme designed for working professionals
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Online MBAs heading to the ivory tower (fortune.com
, 01/27/2011)
While online MBA programs are nothing new, elite business schools are starting to offer the option to students, with UNC's Kenan-Flagler school the latest to join the party
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British Business School Offers M.B.A. Courses on Facebook (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/30/2010)
Facebook has changed the way students, faculty members, and administrators communicate outside the classroom. Now, with the introduction of the London School of Business & Finance’s Global MBA Facebook app, Facebook is becoming the classroom
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The Jack Welch MBA Coming to Web (WSJ College
, 06/22/2009)
Former General Electric Co. Chief Executive Jack Welch is putting his name and money behind a little-known educational entrepreneur, injecting some star power into the budding industry of online education.
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Do Wall Street Firms Value Online M.B.A.s? (CollegeJournal.com, 10/19/2007)
Sue Shellenbarger on how financial-services employers view Web-based degrees.
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The Online M.B.A.: A Blended Approach (CollegeJournal.com, 04/19/2006)
More business schools are promoting programs that mix Internet instruction with bricks-and-mortar classroom requirements.
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Online Education Never Felt So Real (Businessweek.com
, 03/07/2006)
The Instituto de Empresa's online MBA program brings new meaning to networking for B-school students.
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T-R-U-M-P! What's That Spell? (FastCompany.com
, 01/06/2006)
Thinking about going back to school, but don't want to deal with all those pesky exams? Looking for a school that will teach you about the real world? Then Trump University is the place for you!
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A Degree of Respect for Online MBAs (Business 2.0
, 11/28/2005)
Web-based programs lack Ivy prestige, but they can boost aspiring executives' fortunes.
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Do Online MBAs Make the Grade? (Businessweek.com
, 08/18/2005)
Their popularity is soaring, but some are diploma mills, making recruiters wary of virtual degrees. Here are tips for picking a good program
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Plenty of opportunities for net-working (Telegraph (uk), 10/05/2004)
There are more than 100 universities in America offering a variety of MBAs online - which means the US is still an attractive option for students who can afford it
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Faking it (The Economist, 08/06/2004)
If you can pick up an MBA in less time than you can pick up your dry-cleaning, it is you who have been taken to the cleaners
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Online M.B.A. Programs Are Growing in Number (CollegeJournal.com, 10/27/2003)
Online M.B.A. programs are popping up all over. But are they right for you?
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Will I End Up Getting Scammed if I Pursue an Online MBA? (fortune.com
, 09/23/2003)
Almost all the programs that will take you without a bachelor's degree are diploma mills
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More workers get MBAs from Internet U. (Detroit News, 03/04/2003)
Little-known schools attract those too busy to attend classes
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More students get MBAs online (usatoday.com
, 02/10/2003)
College degrees over the Internet must fight a reputation for being inferior, and if they ever become mainstream, they will owe a lot to traveling executives who earn MBAs from airplanes and hotel rooms.
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What are the disadvantages of a distance-learning MBA? (Which MBA, 10/12/2002)
One of the main problems with distance-learning programmes is the lack of face-to-face contact and support from teachers and peers
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Get Educated's Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools: Business & Management 2002 (geteducated.com
, 03/01/2002)
Downloadable guide to the best accredited, business related, distance learning graduate schools operating in the USA today
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Degrees 'R' us (context magazine
, 09/01/2001)
No diploma? no problem. Online diploma mills will peddle 'Cum Laude' parchments to anyone, giving new meaning to a B.S.
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Online MBAs: Going the Distance to Get a Degree (MBA jungle, 03/01/2001)
Lately, many students are clicking their way to an MBA without ever setting foot on campus. But with over 150 accredited distance programs available, the options can seem overwhelming. Here's what you need to know to find the best program for you.
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Online Business Education Gets a Spanish Accent (Businessweek.com
, 08/01/2000)
Telefonica Media is teaming with IBM and Cisco to develop a cyberschool
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Look Who's Building Online Classrooms (Businessweek.com
, 07/01/2000)
Right now, e-learning is being embraced more by Corporate America than by educational institutions
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B-School on Your Desk (Businessweek.com
, 04/01/2000)
How online management courses can accelerate a career climb
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Back to School, Web Style (CNN, 06/07/1999)
An article from PC World online
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BOOKS
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 Peterson's Guide to Distance Learning Programs 2002
by Peterson's Guides
|  Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning
by John Bear, Mariah Bear, Clinto
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 Virtual MBA - an MBA on a CD-ROM
by Performance Technologies & Cor
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