Coursera, udacity, alison, courses.com, academicearth

[ReyMysterioso]

It would seem, as I told my brother, that technology has finally caught up with my personality : )

Yours and everyone else's. Online ordering, self-checkout, messaging over phone calls.... The world has moved to cold, bloodless transactions where we never have to face another human being! Finally!
"Hell is other people." Sartre

[SCYankee]

It would seem, as I told my brother, that technology has finally caught up with my personality : )

Yours and everyone else's. Online ordering, self-checkout, messaging over phone calls....  The world has moved to cold, bloodless transactions where we never have to face another human being! Finally!
"Hell is other people." Sartre

Um, I just meant being able to test out of stuff I already know and stuff that I can learn quickly and easily online or from a study guide, in the comfort of my own home, instead of sitting at a desk, staring at the clock, listening to Charlie brown's teacher talk like a trombone.

I do, however, prefer self checkout : (  (Except when it says, "Please wait for an attendant. Help is on the way." for no apparent reason.

[cookderosa]

I've been reading a lot and am familiar with the big three. I actually knew about TESC and Excelsior 15 years ago, from a book titled, (I think) "Bear's Guide to Non-Traditional Degrees".

That's what introduced me to CLEP tests when far fewer people had ever heard of them.

I have visited the ACE website, but thanks for the NCCRS link. I'll check it out.

I'm a homeschool dad, and have been planning for a long time for my kids to earn at least an Associate's while in their high school years. But as I just now began looking for a simple course to try with my oldest boy (only 11) to gauge his understanding, I decided to also pursue a degree for myself.

I'm a small business owner and a published author, but I always wanted to earn a degree, but wasn't clear in what subject (definiately communications, with many business courses and a few education courses thrown in). But more importantly, I have always hated sitting at a desk, in a classroom, while somebody talks at me. It would seem, as I told my brother, that technology has finally caught up with my personality : )

Literally, my exact path.
All 4 kids homeschooled, around middle school I stumbled upon CLEP. Took a CLEP (wow). Took lots of CLEPs (double wow). Earned an AA and BA because, well, it was SO AWESOME to earn credit this way. I spent 18 months from 0 to AA & BA. I could have went faster if I wasn't homeschooling, running a house with 4 kids, and well, breastfeeding 24/7 lol. But seriously, I spend my days helping homeschool parents figure out ways to bring college credit into their homeschool and every now and again it hits the parent like a lightbulb "wait! I think I can do this too!" And that gets the ball rolling. I say go for it!

[SCYankee]

Plus, I'll be able to tell my kids "You can do it," not just because I've heard about other people doing, but because I've done it with them watching.

[Clepper43]

For homeschooling and gaining dual credit I love Jennifer DeRosa's book Homeschooling for College Credit. On Amazon.

[RoboJoe74]

I am taking the Google IT Support Specialist program on coursera. I am taking the course for free by a grant from JFF through Stark State College in Ohio. From speaking with the IT Dept. Head, the college will grant me 15 semester credit hours that I can use towards their certificate in Computer Maintenance and Desktop Support Technician program after successfully completing the program. The certificate is stackable towards an Associate's degree. I found out about this program from a website called the Penny Hoarder.com and Google Grow.

[sanantone]

I am taking the Google IT Support Specialist program on coursera.  I am taking the course for free by a grant from JFF through Stark State College in Ohio.  From speaking with the IT  Dept. Head, the college will grant me 15 semester credit hours that I can use towards their certificate in Computer Maintenance and Desktop Support Technician program after successfully completing the program.  The certificate is stackable towards an Associate's degree.  I found out about this program from a website called the Penny Hoarder.com and Google Grow.

I forgot that I made a thread about this program a year ago. 

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...rt-Program

[SCYankee]

For homeschooling and gaining dual credit I love Jennifer DeRosa's book Homeschooling for College Credit. On Amazon.

Thanks for the book recommendation.