I beg to differ. A friend of mine from SA had issues with getting his arc and was told by the work permit folks to do a tefl course to go along with his SA diploma and he got his arc. I’ll have to mail him to get the exact details.[/quote]
Very possible. I know this happens. The official position is that online/distance education is not recognized. However, this is Taiwan. In Taipei they might not accept it and in Taichung they might. The opposite could be true in 5 minutes time.
The school in question might have a relationship with the official in question.
My point is that you cannot rely that the online course will be accepted.