Sounds sad, but I’ve subscribed to the belief that your degree doesn’t prove your knowledge. It proves you can go through certain obstacles, dedicate a few years of your life to something specific, which can be a redeemable factor during hiring. Basically an easy initial filtering method. Obviously there are an enormous number of exceptions, especially for specialized degrees.

Online education services will always have a hard time convincing the worth of their degrees to others. If people are taking those courses to just broaden their knowledge or learn something new, that’s great, I support that. But as a replacement for a degree from a physical university? Doubt it.