Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions

By Tony Bates. In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of getting online qualifications recognised by professional associations, for instance:

• Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?
• Online education and the professional associations: the case of law
• One reason we are not getting enough engineers in Canada: the professional associations
• Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?

The Chatlani article though shows how some institutions have worked with professional associations to obtain recognition. More...