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The official guide to courses by Straighterline, Study, et al: We want YOUR input!
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Course: History of the Vietnam War (History 108)
Course content: Videos and text (video script), followed by quizzes. No outside content.
Final exam format: 100 multiple choice questions, proctored.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: I got a 66% on the practice exam but with no additional study I got an 82% on the final. The final questions were pretty evenly split between those that were very similar to quiz questions and those that were nothing like quiz questions. So I'm not sure how the discrepancy between practice and actual final happened but it did. 
Time taken on course: I went through each chapter within 30-45 minutes. Grand total of maybe 7 hours on the course, including the final. 
Familiarity with subject before course: I knew far more regarding the antiwar movement and Vietnamese perspective than I did the "official" American side of it. (quotes because there were multiple pieces taught that I'm 90% sure are not actual fact, but that's a debate for another time and place - although it does coincide with the credibility gap that occurred during that time, hah!) 
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Don't be intimidated by all the names and dates. As long as you pay attention to the main players - those who partook the longest and/or were presidents - and have a general idea of when each president was in office even the most anti-history buff can pass. 
1-10 Difficulty level: For someone who grew up in America - and thus learned nothing in high school regarding the Vietnam War but had some cultural references growing up - this should be fairly easy. For anyone who did not grow up in America or has had limited access to cultural norms for whatever reason (strict parents, religious beliefs, etc), you will likely need to put in some extra effort to pass, but not a ton. If you've learned anything in depth about the war previously because you have a relative who is a veteran or you are a history buff this will be ridiculously easy.
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RE: The official guide to courses by Straighterline, Study, et al: We want YOUR input! - by Doodlebabe - 10-24-2017, 09:48 PM
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