Finding reliable information about programme quality and accreditation is an area of the transnational education road map that still needs to be drawn.
Those interested in online degree programmes can start by looking at general reference publications for distance education, such as the Bear’s Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (www.degree.net). Information about the accreditation status of South African institutions can be found on the national Department of Education’s website (http://education.pwv. gov.za/) or, in the US, from the Center for Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org)./