Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning [Paperback]

John Bear (Author), Mariah Bear (Author), Clinton Marsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 1580082203 | ISBN-13: 978-1580082204 | Edition: 1

In this booming economy, there's a growing number of career-minded professionals who want an MBA but don't want to put their lives and careers on hold for the traditional two years it takes to get one. In BEARS' GUIDE TO THE BEST MBAs BY DISTANCE LEARNING, distance-learning experts John and Mariah Bear take you through every step of the process of getting an MBA without ever leaving your home, from choosing the right program (from the 100 featured schools) to making sense of the latest distance-learning technologies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I don'¬?t think anyone knows more about distance learning . . . than John B. Bear and . . . Mariah P. Bear. —Joyce Lain Kennedy, Los Angeles Times Syndicate

About the Author

JOHN BEAR, Ph.D., lives in El Cerrito, California, where he is a distance-education consultant, serves as an expert witness for the FBI, and appears on national media such as NPR.
MARIAH BEAR lives in Oakland, California. She is the publisher of How Now Pocket Pals in San Rafael.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press; 1 edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580082203
• ISBN-13: 978-1580082204
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.4 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,502,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Business School Guides

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bear's Guide to the Best MBAs By Distance Learning, May 3, 2000

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Michael Kaplan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning (Paperback)

Obviously you are looking to expand you knowledge and would like to earn your MBA from home or work. This book does a good job of listing numerous Colleges and Universities around the globe (mostly in the US) that offer an on-line MBA. The book has a standard format for each school providing requirements, costs and an overview of the programs. The main downside is that on some of the programs, they do not provide all of the information. That was frustrating. However, there is information where additional information may be obtained directly from the schools. The Bottom Line: I would purchase this book again.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning, December 6, 2000

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Bart McCool (Left Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning (Paperback)

Overall, this book was helpful. I discovered about a dozen distance learning MBA programs that I wasn't aware of. However, I was disappointed with a couple of inaccuracies in the book. It listed several MBA programs as being accredited by the AACSB when in fact they weren't. Also, at the back of the book they give a url that you can check for mistakes and outdated information published in the book. The link provided is not active.

With that said, I would still recommend this book. It was helpful in pointing me to several MBA programs I didn't know about before.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing........., February 3, 2006

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Shak (Andover, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning (Paperback)

This book was very disappointing. The authors did a poor job researching information for the book, in particular AACSB accreditations. For example, the book incorrectly listed the following schools as AACSB accredited:
* Page 38 - California State University-Dominguez Hills;
* Page 73 - New York Institute of Technology;
* Page 76 - Nova Southeastern University;
* Page 104 - University of Dallas;
* Page 111 - University of Maryland - University College;
* Page 116 - University of Phoenix Online; and
* Page 117 - University of Phoenix.

If you are unfamiliar with AACSB accreditation, it is the premier business school accreditation.

In reality it did not really have all that much useful information in it. Also, it does not include any tuition information.

A much better resource can be found on www.GetEducated.com. They have a free eBook titled "Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools, Business & Management". It is much more up-to-date and accurate.....and best of all, it is free. I have found it to be much more useful in my online MBA search.

Good luck in finding an online MBA that suits you.