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12-15-2018, 10:31 AM
(12-14-2018, 06:36 PM)sanantone Wrote: Saylor courses are just a disaster.

What is it about Saylor courses that you don't like?
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12-15-2018, 12:40 PM
(12-15-2018, 10:31 AM)Marcus Aurelius Wrote:
(12-14-2018, 06:36 PM)sanantone Wrote: Saylor courses are just a disaster.

What is it about Saylor courses that you don't like?

The courses are nothing but piecemealed documents and webpages from dozens of sources. It takes forever to read through all of them, and it just isn't well-organized.
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12-15-2018, 02:17 PM
All providers require proctored tests, except for the free credits. I recommend if you want to do the least work and have the greatest chance of a pass, do the StraighterLine courses that have an open book final, the next would be the StraighterLine closed book final, then finally the Study.com courses for UL AOS credits. I always or usually recommend the SL/Study.com combo as per my signature.
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12-15-2018, 02:23 PM
Doesn't Sophia use biometrics now instead of traditional proctoring?
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12-15-2018, 03:24 PM
(12-15-2018, 02:23 PM)jsd Wrote: Doesn't Sophia use biometrics now instead of traditional proctoring?

Biometric proctoring is optional as a beta test feature but both methods are available.
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12-15-2018, 03:30 PM
I don't know if it's still the case, but when I took Sophia's Ancient Greek Philosophers there was no proctoring at all.
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12-15-2018, 11:44 PM
If I were starting from scratch today, I'd use onlinedegree.com for as many as possible. I really like the approach and for $9 it's a better deal than studycom which is similar in style but more expensive. (of course they don't have a big catalog yet, but I've been impressed so far!)
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