I do a bit of hiring for my museum and teh thing I am most interested in does
not relate to course work or name schools - it relates to experience.  Does the
candidate demonstrate interset in the subject beyond the classroom   Internships
are really important.  Distant Leaning folk  are more likely to be hands-on in
hteir learning.  That because their schools are not based on the creation of new
academic programs which are developed to keep tenured faculty employed.

High quality distant learning programs like The Union Institute or University of
Victoria are learner centered - not faculty centered.

Greg Koos
Exec. Dir.
McLean Co. Museum of History