Related research shows that recognized institutions with accredited online degree programs carry more weight with employers than such degrees awarded by less reputed schools.

Two Types of Accreditation

There are two types of accreditation available for online degree programs: institutional and specialized. The most important institutional accreditation in U.S. comes from one of six regional accrediting associations (Middle States, New England, North Central, Northwest, Southern, Western). These associations grant membership to all regionally accredited educational institutions (including Harvard, Princeton and Yale), and acknowledge one another's accreditation.

A specialized accrediting body evaluates particular units, schools, or programs including Online Education Degree programs within an institution. Specialized accreditation, also called program accreditation, is often associated with national professional associations such as those for engineering, medicine, and law, or with specific disciplines such as business, teacher education, psychology, or social work.

So, before you decide to go for an online degree program, try to find whether it has accreditation from a recognized university or a professional association of repute.

Best of luck! Happy Degree Hunting!

Check out resources available on net for more information on online degree courses.

That is just one career example with computers in industry, it would take a book to show you ones available today. In not too distant future computers will be part of our society even more as computers become smaller and smaller and faster and faster. Not exposing your children to computers now will only harm them and make sure they are left behind with digital divide growing each day.

A computer homeschool will develop children who are not only computer literate, but able to install software, learn new software, know how to use Internet for research and communication, know how to keep a computer network secure and other numerous benefits.

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