₦airaland Forum

CrazyMan: Truth is most potential employers in Nigeria don't accept online degree, and if you're presenting it to boost your already acquired regular degree (B.sc, Hnd..etc) it would in no way serve as an added advantage to you on employment basis.

Reasons why your online degree would be greeted with an austere approach include.

1. Lack of rigor.

2. Lack of face-to-face interactions with your lecturers.

3. Increased potential for academic dishonesty.

4. concerns about online students’ true commitment evident from regularly venturing to a university physical location, considered by some to be an important part of the educational experience.

5. Problems of tests and exams being too easy thereby reducing your learning capability and making you less challenged.

On the other hand, since you're planing to do it in the united states, you should focus more on the conditions that could influence your hiring process in the united states...they include.

1. Name recognition/reputation of the degree-granting institution.

2. Appropriate level and type of accreditation.

3. Candidates relevant work experiences.

tinnymerit: no not in Niger area,because ur cert will carry distance learning traing/cert.But u can still give it a dive sha.If u know some ogas at the top that can categorically tell u when and how to get job(s) then no 2 things invoved.

gistme24: No sir, online degrees do not carry any such differentiations. Same way no part time degree bears such a mark.




Sir, online degree is actually considered to be more difficult because of the level of commitment and dedication needed to complete the course. Most require you spend not less than 30hrs a week teaching lectures. The only difference is that it is at your own time .

Easy? Most certainly not. If it is from a reputable school with the normal campus / student settings, then the only difference is the means of delivery of the lecture, their course content for online and normal student is the same.
Also, employers don't care if its online or not, in as much as you can defend it and prove your worth.
The major issue is your inability to partake in the NYSC

brushparke: It is b ecause of people like you that i advise that no one who has serious matter should come to nairaland for solution. imagine your ignorance. If you have ever taken a us based or uk-based online university degree, especially at the masters level, you will no that no Nigerian University can compare in terms of quality of education you get. Even university lecturers in many of the first generation institutions in Nigeria are falling over themselves to take these online courses.
You think they are all very stupid to be spending between the range of N3m-N5m for a degree that is 'useless'.
My advice, even though it is expected from one who agrees to be a CrazyMan, never comment on something you have no idea of, you'll only let your ignorance dance in front of you like a masquerade.

I have a friend who thought he could combine an online masters degree and residency program, but he's finding out the truth. The standard of these online degrees are as good as that taken by on-campus student. So learn!

jt2010: @Crazyman, no point for u defending. D undefendable. D poster clearly state d course provider are from usa. So which naija point of view are u now talking abt. Plz tell me which naija university offer their degree online .... No mention Noun because there program still required student to come in for lectures sometimes

toptop: Be aware that university of london distant external studies is not recognised in Nigeria. You can confirm this from the NUC website. The same applies to most of this external internation degree programmes. Please be properly guided.

dober: Am even thinking of enrolling into one.
For all ya RN(Nurses) dat wana have their BSc in nursing, i found a uni dat offers an online 2 years RN to BSC.
Its the Taxilla American university.
I spoke with their admission team on skype, and they even confirmed that it is not stated in the certificate if it is a distant/online learning program.
For those interested, visit www.tauedu.org

cnwamo: hi can you give me the skype id?

dober: their skype name: tauadm1

dober: If you r a nurse, u can hit me on skype (suamboy suamy)

CrazyMan: Unilag (they call it distant learning), OOU...about a few of them do.

That's why I based my reply on Nigeria and abroad.

cnwamo: i have added you

Mcfemad: Great thread.

Do we have an idea of what it takes (cost implications) to run an online degree, preferably, Msc, MBA, MA.?

Responses would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.