[pavulon]

I'd say there are two camps on this. One holds that many on-line degrees are a complete hoax. The other recognizes most of them as completely legitimate (not coincidentally, most of this camp hold on-line degrees themselves). As they have become so prolific, I think one needs to consider each degree, where it came from and who holds it on an individual basis...not much different than a traditional degree in that sense. On balance, I think a traditional campus university-issued undergraduate or graduate degree currently holds a legitimacy advantage but that may change with time.