ALEKS free for two months (start by April 30, 2020)

[dfrecore]

There are state schools here in CA in the LA area where they've kept the dorms open because some students (esp International) had nowhere to go.  They take online courses in their rooms, but they still go get food at a few places.  I know of a friend's kid who goes to a state school in Oregon and their dorms are open as well, because there are VERY few cases in that area.  So I'm not sure Liberty "trashed their reputation" by doing that same thing.  I don't think these schools did that either, their reputations are fine.
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Re: online engineering, that sounds awful!  Where's all the fun stuff, the hands-on stuff?  Plus, engineering is all about internships and things like that.  I think you would really miss out on that, as an 18yo.  For adults going back to school, I guess it would be ok.  For my kid, he is HATING this whole quarantine thing, and online learning.  He really enjoys classroom time, face-to-face discussions, etc.  This kid will be doing a traditional path for sure.  Actually, my other kid, who will be doing a certificate or AA will also go traditional - she is not a fan of online learning, even though she has had some of it all through high school.

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@dfrecore I don't have to say that I agree with you 100%. For us adults who need some quick credit I think ALEKS is perfectly fine for a business degree or even a computer degree where the student might already be math literate. As for many other students, I think math is one of those subjects where having a good teacher and TIME are very important. Math is like learning a language, and it's the foundation for critical thinking. It's not something I believe should be rushed. My father is a high school math teacher and he always told me math is like a pot of soup, you have to keep a fire under it to keep it hot. My daughter is training for either nursing or pharmacy school, so I have her do 1 hour of math every day! I don't care it it's a holiday or her birthday... 1 hour everyday is better than an 8 - 15 week cram-a-thon. Maybe he won't see it now, but you're doing your son a big favor by emphasizing frequent math training, no matter what career it is he wants, but especially engineering. I've seen people who would have been amazing nurses but they avoided the career because of math or flunked out because of math... there is no reason for that.

Now, as far as this topic is concerned, I just signed up for ASU EA's college algebra just as a treat for myself and to see HOW they integrated ALEKS into the course. I'll write my thoughts about ALEKS as I go though the course. So far, the ASU course looks a lot like Modern States... this is not a good sign 

I was specifically talking about learning math, not just needing to pass a quick course for credits. Completely different things.

EA/ASU is fine, and the math just opens up ALEKS within the course.  It's nothing like MS that I can see.