How many of you have ever enrolled in (not necessarily completed) a course or an entire degree program via distance learning with a college or university abroad (that is, a country other than the one you reside/resided in)?
A friend of mine is doing his PhD through South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand and although there have been a few bureaucratic bumps and bruises, he's on track to get his PhD from a school that has produced four Nobel laureates at a total cost of maybe six grand. I look forward to following his example in a few years.
I'm enrolled at Briercrest Bible College (Canada) and absolutely love it. I've taken classes at RA brick & mortar schools in the past. I've also taken distance classes at an NA school, RA school, and an unaccredited school. I have never had an experience as positive as with Briercrest. A+++ Pug
Not to critique, but your poll only permits one answer, I have take over 15 classes via DL and some were positive, some negative. I can't pick two, rats!!
Economics. Evidently Wits is a known good place for those of the Austrian school of economic thought. There was a famous economist named Ludwig Lachmann who was the economics chair there in the latter part of the twentieth century. -=Steve=-
Your vote counts! Good point! Although the surveying technique of not allowing for a neutral (or "0") rating is a common one, that was not my intention. Also the "No, I have not taken..." choice could have been left out. Thank you all for the lively participation in the poll. Please vote, if you have not already. Taking courses from schools abroad and offering courses to students worldwide presents a whole different set of potential problems for students and schools, respectively, than limiting enrollment to in-country students. Many schools (and their students) have mastered these successfully, while others have not. If you have had negative experiences taking course abroad, please feel free to state concretely in which area(s) exactly there were problems, particularly if you thought these were due to your not being "in-country."
I considered DL programs from abroad but since I live in the United States, I was afraid that some might not accept a foreign degree. I do not think that there is anything wrong with earning a foreign degree (like I said earlier, “I considered DL programs from abroad…”) but in the United States the mindset is on recognized accreditation. I work for the government and I do not know what is considered as acceptable accreditation, within the government, outside of U.S. accrediting agencies. My two cents…
