OnlineDegree.com Is Finally Open

[tobyisking]

How long did it take you to complete the course?

I believe about 2 weeks total maybe a little longer. I was not in any real hurry to finish though. I also had a lot of previous knowledge on the topic as well

[indigoshuffle]

It looks like the core part of each course comes from either Great Courses or UCI Open Courseware.  Each lesson includes the main lecture (from one of these sources) and then supplementary videos and materials. The quiz description says that the quizzes are based on the main lecture.

It seems like it would be nice, then, to have an option to simply get credit for a Great Courses or UCI Open Courseware course by creating a proctored final.  Why recreate the course, when these courses have already been created?  Why not just create the means for evaluating mastery?

The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.

[walkingbyfaith]

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The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.
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I have seen people on the forum question whether or not the diploma and/or transcript would say that their degree was an "online degree" because they were trying to avoid that stigma (I believe the complaint may have been about Patten possibly). 

My question is...if an employer actually wants to see your transcript for some reason, will they see where the credit sources are from? Will I have "onlinedegree.com" all over my transcript and have it look less legit? I was already wondering if I would have to explain sources like SL or ed4credit on a transcript.

 Forgive my ignorance, maybe the transcript just lists the course and not the source?

[MNomadic]

It looks like the core part of each course comes from either Great Courses or UCI Open Courseware.  Each lesson includes the main lecture (from one of these sources) and then supplementary videos and materials. The quiz description says that the quizzes are based on the main lecture.

It seems like it would be nice, then, to have an option to simply get credit for a Great Courses or UCI Open Courseware course by creating a proctored final.  Why recreate the course, when these courses have already been created?  Why not just create the means for evaluating mastery?

The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.

We won't know absolutely for sure until people start transferring courses in but those courses are already approved by NCCRS, which is accepted by at least the big 3. OD also already developed guaranteed transfer agreements with excelsior, trident, ashworth and SNHU(this list seems to grow every few weeks). For context, it felt too good to be true that I could finish 6 courses completely free from study.com but I did and they transferred perfectly to TESU. I also managed to complete 5 courses through Sophia completely free. I've also been knocking out CLEPs completely free.

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The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.

I have seen people on the forum question whether or not the diploma and/or transcript would say that their degree was an "online degree" because they were trying to avoid that stigma (I believe the complaint may have been about Patten possibly). 

My question is...if an employer actually wants to see your transcript for some reason, will they see where the credit sources are from? Will I have "onlinedegree.com" all over my transcript and have it look less legit? I was already wondering if I would have to explain sources like SL or ed4credit on a transcript.

 Forgive my ignorance, maybe the transcript just lists the course and not the source?
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It may be different for different schools but it may just show as transfer credit. If you're looking into a graduate school program, they will typically want to see original transcripts from all academic sources, so you can't hide or "launder" your credits. Something to keep in mind.

My suggestion, is that if someone is ashamed of alternative credits, online degrees, or degrees from the big 3, don't do it. It would be a waste of your time and you shouldn't have to try and deceive employers about the nature of your degree. You should be able to proudly own your degree if questioned about it. They can make their choice about if they think your degree is worthy but more than likely, they will decide if they think the candidate is worthy. After all, they're not hiring your piece of paper, they're hiring the person. You get out of something what you put into it, so if someone did the bare minimum or cheated their way through a degree and/or tried to hide the nature of their degree(online/alternative sources), then it will most likely show and they won't likely be hired.

[jsd]

The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.

This whole forum is dedicated to the institutions that honor these types of courses from similar providers. Stick around, you might find some very valuable info.

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I have seen people on the forum question whether or not the diploma and/or transcript would say that their degree was an "online degree" because they were trying to avoid that stigma (I believe the complaint may have been about Patten possibly). 

My question is...if an employer actually wants to see your transcript for some reason, will they see where the credit sources are from? Will I have "onlinedegree.com" all over my transcript and have it look less legit? I was already wondering if I would have to explain sources like SL or ed4credit on a transcript.

 Forgive my ignorance, maybe the transcript just lists the course and not the source?

Here is what ,my transcript looks like from TESU.

Note that it indicates I reccieved credits from Chaffey College, Patten University, ACE, NCCRS, and TESU... but it doesn't say WHICH providers from ACE or NCCRS (such as Study.com, Coopersmith, etc)


Image: http://i.imgur.com/61U9RAt.jpg

[walkingbyfaith]

The courses are probably better than sitting through a boring lecture, but I find it hard to believe that any institution is going to honor credits from the course provider. It all just seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see.

This whole forum is dedicated to the institutions that honor these types of courses from similar providers. Stick around, you might find some very valuable info.

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I have seen people on the forum question whether or not the diploma and/or transcript would say that their degree was an "online degree" because they were trying to avoid that stigma (I believe the complaint may have been about Patten possibly). 

My question is...if an employer actually wants to see your transcript for some reason, will they see where the credit sources are from? Will I have "onlinedegree.com" all over my transcript and have it look less legit? I was already wondering if I would have to explain sources like SL or ed4credit on a transcript.

 Forgive my ignorance, maybe the transcript just lists the course and not the source?

Here is what ,my transcript looks like from TESU.

Note that it indicates I reccieved credits from Chaffey College, Patten University, ACE, NCCRS, and TESU... but it doesn't say WHICH providers from ACE or NCCRS (such as Study.com, Coopersmith, etc)


Image: http://i.imgur.com/61U9RAt.jpg

Thank you! That is exactly what I needed to see to put my mind at ease. And "belated" congratulations to you 

[Lewis.Yim]

Thanks! That's what I was looking for as well! Woo Hoo, for me, it'll mainly say TESU, TESU-ACE, TESU-NCCRS
I wouldn't want them to display where the courses were taken from either, they don't need to know what ACE/NCCRS provider there is that I took the courses from. That also puts my mind at ease, haha! Just awesome!

[badooble]

Heh. I hear ya, guys. I earned a lot of credits from 'Shmoop University'. Grateful for that provider, but yeah.

[indigoshuffle]

You need $9 for proctoring and $40 for credit transferring.

$40 per course? Or per transcript? Or what

The $40 is for Excelsior College to print your Onlinedegree transcript on their letterhead. According to their transcript YouTube video, 

“Many universities insist that a transcript come from another university.   Since many universities insist that a transcript come from another accredited university,  having Excelsior create your transcript increases the likelihood of your eventual university accepting it.  That’s why we are partnered with them.  They only charge me $40 fee and we think it is well worth the money .” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y0MrYm9NiVE

What is the difference between this and credit laundering? It sound odd to me.

They also say they have two options for transricpt (but only one they recommend.) I can’t find option #2 anywhere on their website.

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I signed up for Intro to Computer Science.  Anyone else getting an error when trying to watch the videos?

"Please reactivate your library membership in 'My Memberships' under your Profile settings. (Err: PLAYER_ERR_USER_IDENTITY_INACTIVE)"

This might be because I'm running Chrome in Linux.  Will check in Windows as soon as my system finishes updating.

I get the error when I try to watch it on my iPad, but it works fine on my computer using chrome.

So, onlinedegree dot com would be better for someone who has chosen Excelsior out of the big 3. Printing credit via Excelsior and trying to send it to TESU or Charter Oaks WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK. The other colleges will actually review the credits and deem it "credit laundering"

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You need $9 for proctoring and $40 for credit transferring.

$40 per course? Or per transcript? Or what

The $40 is for Excelsior College to print your Onlinedegree transcript on their letterhead. According to their transcript YouTube video, 

“Many universities insist that a transcript come from another university.   Since many universities insist that a transcript come from another accredited university,  having Excelsior create your transcript increases the likelihood of your eventual university accepting it.  That’s why we are partnered with them.  They only charge me $40 fee and we think it is well worth the money .” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y0MrYm9NiVE

What is the difference between this and credit laundering? It sound odd to me.

They also say they have two options for transricpt (but only one they recommend.) I can’t find option #2 anywhere on their website.

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I signed up for Intro to Computer Science.  Anyone else getting an error when trying to watch the videos?

"Please reactivate your library membership in 'My Memberships' under your Profile settings. (Err: PLAYER_ERR_USER_IDENTITY_INACTIVE)"

This might be because I'm running Chrome in Linux.  Will check in Windows as soon as my system finishes updating.

I get the error when I try to watch it on my iPad, but it works fine on my computer using chrome.

So, onlinedegree dot com would be better for someone who has chosen Excelsior out of the big 3. Printing credit via Excelsior and trying to send it to TESU or Charter Oaks WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK. The other colleges will actually review the credits and deem it "credit laundering"

[bjcheung77]

Hmm, I think I answered that in post #83. Basically just like Davar, Saylor/Study.com - courses from these providers that are NCCRS - the transcript comes from those course providers directly to the institution you want to transfer to. That's the "Free" option, it doesn't need to go through Excelsior. It's actually not credit laundering, it's credit banking. COSC/TESU charge a hefty fee for banking with them, I guess they decided Excelsior as it is much cheaper.