Is Aleks still ACE accredited as of now?

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Honestly, ALEKS is trying really hard to keep their same (or similar) model. Adding a lockdown browser... ok, that's something, but in reality, everyone else is using either a testing center or a webcam proctor service, so they are still standing alone in their category. Even open book exams use webcam proctors (ex. Straighterline) so it's more, I think, about trying to keep honest people honest and turning a blind eye to any potential "cheaters."

Can you cheat the system? Sure. Do they know that? I'm sure. The bigger question is whether or not cheating and exam integrity are going to become a big deal. Right now, the only "police" are ACE and ACE aren't even police- they are a service that charges money to companies to be included in their catalog. So, it benefits everyone that these companies hang on to their ACE evaluation.

In my opinion as a former college teacher, you'll always have cheaters and you can't stop ALL of them - no matter what you come up with, there will always be someone finding a way around it. But, I do think there is some ethical responsibility that has to come into play. Is it ALEKS? Is it ACE? Is it the college that accepts the credit? It can be any of them, but you can't place the blame on the student (well, he cheated!) because that makes it look like it's a user issue instead of a system flaw - and this is for sure a system flaw.