Will someone please help/advise me, regarding my selection of some online school?

I don’t really need to obtain a degree online, but I certainly wish to improve myself (and those who know me personally, will tell you I need lots of improvement!), yet, I don’t want a “meaningless piece of paper” that isn’t recognized by anyone as having any prestige attached to it, either. (In other words, I want impressive wallpaper!)

So what do I do, to protect myself against all of the so-called scam universities proliferating online, issuing phony certificates and diplomas that resemble something from Bob Jones University?

Have you studied at some online institution? Was your experience a postitive or negative one for your career, and would you recommend that website to others?

Please share your thoughts with me. Thanks!