Akamai University accreditation?

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  1. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    I found this on another site, any value to this accreditation?

    Frequently Asked Questions | IDEAL


    Members | IDEAL

     
    Lerner, Nov 30, 2010
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  2. emmzee

    emmzee New Member

    Well, it seems more than a little suspect to me that the members of the board of IDEAL all represent the universities that are accredited by IDEAL ... conflict of interests much?

    Compare:

    Board | IDEAL

    with

    Members | IDEAL
     
    emmzee, Nov 30, 2010
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  3. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe, but the situation is pretty much the same with accreditors in the United States.
     
    Maniac Craniac, Nov 30, 2010
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  4. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    Except that some (if not all) RAs have public members on their boards of directors. One third of WASC's board are public members (way back one was from the company I worked for).
     
    Ian Anderson, Nov 30, 2010
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  5. emmzee

    emmzee New Member

    It seems a bit more suspect to me here, I mean where is the accountability if there is a 1:1 relationship between the accreditor's board members and the schools they accredit?
     
    emmzee, Nov 30, 2010
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Akamai is in Hawaii. If they want to be taken seriously when they claim to be accredited, they should go to WASC or DETC.

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Dec 1, 2010
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  7. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    There's lots of information available on this site by using the search function:

    http://www.degreeinfo.com/search.php?searchid=27667



    (well it seems that the search thread died but if you plug Akamai into the search engine you'll get a whole bunch of threads on that topic)
     
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    Kizmet, Dec 2, 2010
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  8. J.Smith

    J.Smith New Member

    I noticed International Distance Education Accreditation League (IDEAL | International Distance Education Accreditation League) is a legitimate accrediting body and is part of National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (Philippines). Their governing board compose of respected university leaders and experience accreditiors. Among them are:

    Prof. Dr. Nelson Binag, Philippines
    IDEAL Chairman
    - Past President Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines, Inc.
    - Past Vice President of Mindanao Association of State Colleges and Universities Foundation

    Dr. Serafin Ngohayon, Philippines
    IDEAL Secretary
    - President, Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP Officers 2007-2009)
    - President, Ifugao State University
    - Chairman of the PASUC Cordillera Administrative Region

    Dr. Manuel Corpus, Philippines
    IDEAL Auditor
    - Executive Director of National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies, Inc. (NNQAA),
    - Past President of NNQAA and AACCUPP

    Dr. M. Shamsher Ali, Bangladesh
    IDEAL Director
    President of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
    Founding Rector of Bangladesh Open University
     
    J.Smith, Jan 26, 2011
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