08-08-2010, 06:26 PM
As to SL...
Obviously there is some merit to what they're doing and how they do things behind the scenes. Otherwise ACE or their partner schools (especially the ones that are Regionally Accredited) wouldn't have any involvement with them.
Its lower level credit... Lower level credit will only get one so far in the realm of education. Unless you're planning on accumulating 5-10 associates degrees, I'm not sure why this would have such an impact. Now that the Big 3 are requiring larger amounts of Upper level credit for their undergrad degrees, it makes it even less of an issue.
If it were UL credit or (shudder to think) grad-level credit, that would be something wholly different.
Besides, someone who cheats or skims their way through the lower stuff will be easy to spot if they ever have to deal with the actual subject matter for work or even advanced studies. This is true of any format of learning.
They're only short changing themselves by not actually learning the material.
*edit* Bah, Geezer beat me to saying most of this.
Obviously there is some merit to what they're doing and how they do things behind the scenes. Otherwise ACE or their partner schools (especially the ones that are Regionally Accredited) wouldn't have any involvement with them.
Its lower level credit... Lower level credit will only get one so far in the realm of education. Unless you're planning on accumulating 5-10 associates degrees, I'm not sure why this would have such an impact. Now that the Big 3 are requiring larger amounts of Upper level credit for their undergrad degrees, it makes it even less of an issue.
If it were UL credit or (shudder to think) grad-level credit, that would be something wholly different.
Besides, someone who cheats or skims their way through the lower stuff will be easy to spot if they ever have to deal with the actual subject matter for work or even advanced studies. This is true of any format of learning.
They're only short changing themselves by not actually learning the material.
*edit* Bah, Geezer beat me to saying most of this.
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Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree
Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which)
Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully
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