For 30 years, BEAR’S GUIDE TO EARNING DEGREES BY DISTANCE LEARNING is the most comprehensive, respected, and opinionated guide to the potential minefield of non-traditional education. It ’s often faster, cheaper, and even better to earn an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, medical, or law degree off campus. As more schools bring the classroom to the student through mail, video, and the internet, the need for an accurate, up-to-date, and technically savvy resource is more crucial than ever. This is the guide for anyone looking to advance a stalled career, return to the workforce, or take the next step to advance his or her education.
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"The authoritative guide to the field." -- Wilson Library Bulletin
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The 16th edition of the trusted guide that walks the reader step-by-step through the academic labyrinth of degree requirements, transcripts, scholarships, accreditation, equivalency exams,credentials, diplomas, degree mills, and much, much more.
Includes more than 2,500 listings —no other distance-learning guide offers more!
Mariah Bear is a leading expert in the field who, with her father, John Bear, has helped millions to achieve their lifelong goals.
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Still the top authority on the subject,
This review is from: Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (Paperback)
When it comes to distance learning, whether completely off-campus or with short residency requirements, "Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning" is considered by many to be the authoritative text on the subject. There is good reason for this distinction and it is well deserved. In this 15th edition, Dr. John Bear has once again produced a voluminous text that includes every known program for distance learning. This includes not only programs in the United States but also Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries. It includes programs from strong, established and accredited schools, but also unaccredited schools. The text is very well organized so the reader can quickly and easily find the schools and programs that he or she is interested in. The coverage for each school is thorough and includes the complete school name, address, fields of study available by distance learning, contact information, a detailed description of the program, whether it is accredited by a recognized agency or a non-recognized agency, if it is equivalent to a degree mill, if it accepts other types of credits (such as CLEP exams or credit for life experience) and any other relevant information. Besides the information on the schools it also includes detailed discussions on accreditation, options, use of titles, honorary degrees and just about any question that you might have. Obviously Dr. Bear has taken note of questions that people have asked him over the years and included that information in the text so that it is much more than just a listing of schools and programs. Dr. John Bear has come through again with the most thorough and authoritative text available on the various distance learning programs available. This most current edition, like the others before it, is a highly recommended read for anyone wanting to pursue their education by distance learning and is the best text I have ever read on the subject.
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I order this book at the same time I ordered a Peterson's guide -- I could have save a lot of money and just purchased this Bear's Guide.
Especially helpful to me is the section identifying the 'degree mill' schools that should be avoided like the plague. I also greatly appreciate the fact that international options are listed. It seems that the British and Australian schools are better aligned for my goals in a graduate degree. There inclusion in this guide gives me a good starting point for my research. The division of programs that can be completed completely by distance from those with some residency requirements is quite useful. The Guide is easy to read & use. The style is low key and without pretense.
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...if you have EVER thought about going to school online or through correspondence. You need to read about accreditation, diploma mills, getting credit for life experience, which schools are complete rip-offs and which are solid, etc. This book could possibly save you thousands of dollars and a lot of embarrassment. It's the best investment you can make in distance education.
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