Distance Learning

A recent congressional investigation found that several federal employees had purchased bogus degrees from so-called "diploma mills". We'll look at the pros and cons of distance learning and the difference between legitimate online schools and diploma mills. Trish Anderton hosts. Her guests are Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU has the leading distance education program in New England. Prior to SNHU, Paul was President of Marlboro College in Massachusetts, where he worked on education and technology issues. Her other guest is Bob Gershon, Professor of Communication at Castleton State College in Vermont.