Do universities and employers discriminate against people with an online degree?

[blaczkowitz]

I'm planning on getting a BA in English (at TESU), to be able to work abroad as an English teacher. Once I start teaching at a public school, I then want to get the PGCEi at Nottingham University, so that I can apply at higher-paying/private schools. While the requirements for the PGCEi aren't unreasonable, the program does have standards regarding who is accepted, and while qualifications and experience don't worry me, I am worried that I will be discriminated against due to having an online degree—and equally important, discriminated against by employers.

• Do universities, US and other countries, discriminate against people with an online degree (who apply for a certificate, master's or doctorate)?
  
• Do employers—especially private/international teaching schools—discriminate against people who have an online degree?
  

I would assume yes they do discriminate - as to how much is hard to say, but some of the discrimination is sometimes legitimate.  I've met some people who only had 'online classes' who...  might have the technical knowledge taught in the class but seem to lack some of the social unwritten rules and such also learned in class.  Just like sometimes homeschooled kids can be extremely intelligent but lack some of the practical skills learned in school with others.  (note I said sometimes, and this isn't meant as a slight - just my experience)  Sometimes that experience is literally learning how to deal with totally unfair bullsh_t believe it or not... bullies in class, teachers that take some random mislike to you (the same way that some boss or manager might and then youre dealing with office politics - which is not taught online) and crap nobody should have to deal with, but everyone usually does anyways.  If nothing else starting online then transferring and graduating from somewhere more physical might help mitigate that.

I dont know the specifics of your field but I do know that the more work experience you have, the less the degree matters - just that you have one - because after the first job or two you're sort of considered proven and it's more important what your work history is.  So in the worst case be prepared for a tough first job or two (be really sure you make the employer happy and get good references) and after that it's probably much less of a deal.