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EFFECTS OF POOR QUALITY DISTANCE EDUCATION
Harm to Diploma Mill "Students" (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD)
Harm to Consumers who rely on these certificates (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD). For example, consumers who rely on ‘experts who got their degrees from a diploma mill that has been in business for 40 years.
Harm to the Employers who rely on and sometime pay tuition for these degrees to certify an employee’s ability to perform a certain set of tasks are victims. These employers can also become legally liable for errors made by these untrained employees (Bear, 2001).
“ECONOMIC HARM” to students, employers, and others who relied on these degrees and certificates to be real and the degree holders to be able to perform certain tasks or duties (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD).
“PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM” from misinformation (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD).
“SOCIETAL HARM” caused by large numbers of people with misinformation (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD).
Consumers Have Little Recourse to Recover Losses.
“Harm to Legitimate Professionals” as these diploma mills depreciate the value of real degrees earned by real professionals. (THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD).
The Employers who rely on and sometime pay tuition for these degrees to certify an employee’s ability to perform a certain set of tasks are victims. These employers can also become legally liable for errors made by these untrained employees (Bear, 2001).