Is  there any real serious place out there where you can pursue a PhD degree on line? any names?
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There's no such thing as a "serious" online Ph.D.\n\nAny online Ph.D. degree-offering program you might find wouldn't be worth anything in the real world (employers, academia, etc.).  This is because Ph.D. programs involve mentoring, research, and intellectual community, and these can only be provided when a student has residency in a doctoral program.   Any respectable (and accredited!) doctoral program will have a residency requirement.
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Go  for  distance  learning  and  on-line  courses.Purchase  some  famous  books...
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Maybe at the community college level.  For a university position you'll probably need a Ph.D
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From what I've been seeing and hearing from University Professors, On line degrees are not seen the same way as "regular school" degrees.  However, it all depends on:\n1)  what job you are trying to get and\n2)  who is hiring you.\n\nSome things you just can't learn on line (like becoming a Doctor of Medicine), so you have to make sure that your on line program is credited to give you a degree in whatever it is that you want to do.\n\nCertain companies don't care where you got the degree as long as you have it, while others are more picky, so you should try to find out from your current or possible employers whether getting an online degree would give you benefits at work (promotions, raise, etc.).
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You answered your question already. You must make the site look really genuine. It is my opinion that we tend to judge on line education based on how the website look and ensures that it's not one of those where you'll end up paying for "manuals, guidebooks" and all other stuffs that you don't actually need. You have to trust your instinct and stick to your feasibility study when you first thought of putting up your on line education...consider the competition as well. Personally, I'd go for an Internet based education that is somehow "connected" or affiliated  with a known educational institution...
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Well The best thing about online degree courses is that you can do it from anywhere\n\nIf you mean Degree courses through Distance Education, yes there are many. Check out the Bangalore University website for Details.\n\nFor Distance Education Programs being offered by various universities in India visit http://www.successcds.net/Distance-Education/
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Try www.gradschools.com. This should give you some of the information you need. If you want to do your ph.d abroad click on search for schools outside the U.S. and then you can click on the degree you want to do your work in. From there it should give you the other info you are looking for. Good luck in your studies.
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Find out if the online school is accredited.  This means that their diploma is equivalent to the standards and practices of real time universities.\n\nMany universities offer online courses, I think the University of Pheonix offers degrees online, but I could be mistaken\n\nGood luck!
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If you just wish to study something for your own knowledge and do not care about actually getting any degree, I would suggest MIT. Through their Open Course Ware mission, most of their curriculum is available for free access online.
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The best one that I know of is Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada.  It has been offering programs by distance for over 30 years, so it is well recognized and well established.  Here is their site.
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An on-line doctorate program?  Really?  Uh,  this is  most likely a scam.
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JustColleges has a decent listing of colleges that offer online psychology degrees. You can request information for free from them and they'll send you brochures and even contact you.\nHere is a direct link:\n\nhttp://www.justcolleges.com/online/psychology.htm
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No regionally accredited universities do this.   This is because a doctoral program requires close mentoring, and a community of peers.  History research requires archival familiarity, and this certainly cannot be acquired from the comfort of one's living room.  \n\nBottom line: Doctoral-level studies cannot be replicated, or even approximated, online.   \n\nAny institution that claims to be able to do this is fleecing students, because such a degree would never be accepted in academic circles.
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There are many who offer either PhDs or a "professional degree" Pd (which is similar to a PhD but usually does not involve a thesis). You want to look for a regionally-acreditted school although some "national acredditors" like DTEC are getting some recognition now. Without some accreditor, you are likely getting a "diploma mill" diploma which is not a good thing! The best Web site for searching for DL (distance learning) programs is http://www.degreeinfo.com.\n\nYou'll find there are many programs and what is right for you might not be right for everyone depending on your goals, budget, and field of study. The Web site has a searchable database and a forum that will provide a lot of information.\n\nGood luck! (And yes, I'm going down this path too at Columbia).
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Come on unless you are home bound go to your nearest community college or any of the state schools near you. Not being able to participate in the classes and use the ingredients available to you would be costly at best and I can't imagine any restaurant accepting an "on-line" degree. If you just want the education try the food sites or possibly a home taught course, just so happens that is something I have been tossing around so if you are local. . .
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No online Ph.D. will be taken seriously anywhere in academia.  I have no real proof in regard to an Ed.D., but I strongly suspect that the same stigma would apply.
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Try the university of ATHABASCA in Alberta, Canada.  They do online/distant learning too, and are highly recommended!