[bromang]

the "value" of a degree from a certain university in Britain correlates almost entirely with the difficulty of gaining entry to that institution. "Posh people" tend to do much better on average academically than the rest of the population, so it is hardly surprising that they are found in such large numbers in Britain's top universities.

[jiggy2011]

So at that point the degree is really a proxy for A level results. I would wager that A level results correlate more strongly with social class than degree results once you factor in mature students etc. Though I have no idea if that is true.

I imagine that pure online universities will have low or non existent entry requirements. So will be interesting to see how their value is perceived.