Study.com vs. Straighterline

[germanmommy]

Hi, I've just taken CLEP and DSST so far.
I still need one Algebra and one History. Which one would be faster/easier Study.com or Straighterline?

Thanks for your input :-)

[KayV]

For those two courses, my first choices would be ALEKS for algebra and Shmoop for history.

Which university are you attending? Which specific courses do you need?

[jsd]

I haven't taken SL courses (and I'm a pretty big Study.com supporter), so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I'd imagine Study.com would be quicker. I believe SL has intermittent assignments prior to the final, but Study.com only counts the final exam (there are some quick un-proctored quizzes you need to complete to unlock the exam, however). I did the two courses I took through them at about a week per course pace.

That said, some folks don't like the entire credit for the course to be based on one final exam, so SL might work better for you. And plenty of people have finished SL courses in a matter of days.

[germanmommy]

Colorado State University. I did not see ALEKS or Shmoop as an accepted source

[KayV]

Fair enough. I would go with Study.com then as well.

[bjcheung77]

Colorado State University. I did not see ALEKS or Shmoop as an accepted source

That's interesting, as Straighterline and Study.com are ACE recommended for credits, so are ALEKS and the Shmoop courses. Are you referring to their website for info, or have you contacted the school by email? I would shoot an email to their advising team just to make sure.

I would also highly recommend both ALEKS and Shmoop for cheap/easy/fast credits with no proctoring.
If I had to choose between Straighterline and Study, it's a toss up... As it depends on the course.

Study.com is great with study resources, but I dislike having my course credit counted by one exam.
Straighterline has a few more exams, and a midterm, plus a proctored final.

If you are taking both courses at SL or Study.com, the fee should be identical, if you have more courses to take, then I'll lean towards SL as membership is 100/month and courses are 49 to 99.

[germanmommy]

That's interesting, as Straighterline and Study.com are ACE recommended for credits, so are ALEKS and the Shmoop courses. Are you referring to their website for info, or have you contacted the school by email? I would shoot an email to their advising team just to make sure.

I would also highly recommend both ALEKS and Shmoop for cheap/easy/fast credits with no proctoring.
If I had to choose between Straighterline and Study, it's a toss up... As it depends on the course.

Study.com is great with study resources, but I dislike having my course credit counted by one exam.
Straighterline has a few more exams, and a midterm, plus a proctored final.

If you are taking both courses at SL or Study.com, the fee should be identical, if you have more courses to take, then I'll lean towards SL as membership is 100/month and courses are 49 to 99.

I am going by their list of "Credit Requirement options" that I was given by the school in a pdf form

[TinHead]

I too would go with Study.com. Quicker and easier than Straighterline

[Mamasaphire]

I haven't taken SL courses (and I'm a pretty big Study.com supporter), so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I'd imagine Study.com would be quicker. I believe SL has intermittent assignments prior to the final, but Study.com only counts the final exam (there are some quick un-proctored quizzes you need to complete to unlock the exam, however). I did the two courses I took through them at about a week per course pace.

That said, some folks don't like the entire credit for the course to be based on one final exam, so SL might work better for you. And plenty of people have finished SL courses in a matter of days.

I too would go with Study.com. Quicker and easier than Straighterline

:confused: That's interesting... I would have said the opposite.

I worked super hard and spent many hours on them, but got 24 credits in a little over 2 months on SL. That is the opposite of what having two months of regular Study.com membership recently did for me. I found the cutesy format did not motivate me at all, and I am almost afraid to do the $200/2 course monthly membership as I don't know if I'd finish two courses in that time.

I guess it all comes down to learning styles