Found this, so what do you guys think? The non-profit Business Technology Open University offers a completely free MBA of Project Management PM. Its operations are supported by ads - content oriented - of companies, inside the texts of the lessons. However, Business Technology is totally independent and without any connection with any manufacturer or consultant. The jcmelo INSTITUTE are a philanthropic and no-profit organization, to help poor citizens (of every country) to study the Next-Generation matters of Business Administration and of Information Technology Management. http://business-technology.us/index.html
I think that people will need to exercise caution with this. Here's an entertaining old thread: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=6550 Schools make me nervous when their 'contact' pages don't include a physical address. It's hard to imagine graduating from a "university" without having any idea where it is. http://business-technology.us/contact.htm
When you are finished with the program, don't forget the optional donation of $245 to receive your "official Public Notary Certified Diploma."
Here is the contact info. At least its Brazil approved "WHOIS information for: business-technology.us: [whois.nic.us] Domain Name: BUSINESS-TECHNOLOGY.US Domain ID: D9157707-US Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC. Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146 Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited Registrant ID: GODA-015859385 Registrant Name: Joao Carlos Melo Registrant Organization: Unknown Registrant Address1: Tamoios 148 Registrant City: Foz de Iguacu Registrant State/Province: Parana Registrant Postal Code: 85862-030 Registrant Country: Brazil Registrant Country Code: BR Registrant Phone Number: +55.4588023275 Registrant Email: [email protected] Registrant Application Purpose: P3 Registrant Nexus Category: C12 Administrative Contact ID: GODA-215859385 Administrative Contact Name: Joao Carlos Melo Administrative Contact Organization: Unknown Administrative Contact Address1: Tamoios 148 Administrative Contact City: Foz de Iguacu Administrative Contact State/Province: Parana Administrative Contact Postal Code: 85862-030 Administrative Contact Country: Brazil Administrative Contact Country Code: BR Administrative Contact Phone Number: +55.4588023275 Administrative Contact Email: [email protected] Administrative Application Purpose: P3 Administrative Nexus Category: C12 Billing Contact ID: GODA-315859385 Billing Contact Name: Joao Carlos Melo Billing Contact Organization: Unknown Billing Contact Address1: Tamoios 148 Billing Contact City: Foz de Iguacu Billing Contact State/Province: Parana Billing Contact Postal Code: 85862-030 Billing Contact Country: Brazil Billing Contact Country Code: BR Billing Contact Phone Number: +55.4588023275 Billing Contact Email: [email protected] Billing Application Purpose: P3 Billing Nexus Category: C12 Technical Contact ID: GODA-115859385 Technical Contact Name: Joao Carlos Melo Technical Contact Organization: Unknown Technical Contact Address1: Tamoios 148 Technical Contact City: Foz de Iguacu Technical Contact State/Province: Parana Technical Contact Postal Code: 85862-030 Technical Contact Country: Brazil Technical Contact Country Code: BR Technical Contact Phone Number: +55.4588023275 Technical Contact Email: [email protected] Technical Application Purpose: P3 Technical Nexus Category: C12 Name Server: NS491.HOSTGATOR.COM Name Server: NS492.HOSTGATOR.COM Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC. Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC. Domain Registration Date: Mon Dec 12 16:11:07 GMT 2005 Domain Expiration Date: Thu Dec 11 23:59:59 GMT 2008 Domain Last Updated Date: Sun Jul 15 23:54:23 GMT 2007" http://www.whois.net
When I telephoned the "campus" just now, the phone was answered, "Hello." The last time I tried calling them was in 2004, when they were called "ABET University of Miami." The phone then was in Jacksonville, a mere 300 miles from Miami.
What I want to know is: What does ABET (the Accrediting Board of Engineering and Technology) think of ABET Open University using their initials?
The "Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology" formally changed its name to "ABET, Inc." in 2005. So, ABET Open University appears to share ABET, Inc.'s name, not just its initials. ABET, Inc. is probably not happy about ABET Open University. It's true that ABET, Inc. doesn't accredit MBA degrees, such as those purportedly offered by ABET Open University. However, ABET, Inc. does accredit degree programs in Industrial Management, and is involved with the accreditation of joint engineering/business degree programs at some schools. So ABET, Inc. does have some presence in business/management education, and the name of "ABET Open University" could reasonably be regarded as misleading. It's not clear that "ABET Open University" has any formal degree-granting status from any state or national government (in fact, it's not even clear what jurisdiction they represent). If you can learn something from their materials, then that's fine, but their "degrees" probably have no more legal standing than one that you made with your laser printer at home.
If that's the case, you are just as well off reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the MBA" or studying through this program. One could also gain the same knowledge through the reading list found at the "Personal MBA" site. No degrees are granted, but if you're just looking for the knowledge, your probably better off than studying through ABET Open University.
