July 21, 2000
Faculty Union Opposes Undergraduate Degrees Earned Entirely Through Distance Learning
The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution last week that opposes undergraduate degrees that are earned entirely online. The union also called for faculty members to maintain control of Web-based courses.
The resolution, passed during the group's biennial convention here, lists 14 standards for a quality distance-education program.
Passed without objection, the resolution states that an undergraduate degree earned entirely from a distance is not of the same quality
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