StraighterLine and the Saylor Foundation Partner

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by BobbyJim, May 10, 2012.

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  1. BobbyJim

    BobbyJim New Member

  2. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    Wow, that sounds very awesome!

    But, it'll be interesting to see what SL charges per exam.
     
  3. BobbyJim

    BobbyJim New Member

  4. rebel100

    rebel100 New Member

    I'm anxious to see how this plays out. I took a SL course and may take a couple more but i'm not fully convinced of the integrity of the system. I believe they will eventually have to proctor student finals at a minimum. But it is an interesting experiment that holds a great deal of promise.

    Never heard of Saylor before....I think we may have some new homeschool curiculum. :) if SL keeps the exam costs low I can definantly see an ACE transcript as an augment to a homeschool record. We used CLEP in this way (sort of) in the last couple of years.
     
  5. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    I like where this is going.

    I'm curious as to why Saylor determines some of its courses as incomplete simply because they don't have a lecture or a document that would add very little value to the classes? I mean, you have to respect their desire to be thorough, I just wonder if by doing so in such a public manner are they scaring off some students?
     

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