Hmm Interesting found this article about Excelsior College

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I do know that the department of education has issued new mandates for DL classes that they must include content rigor, instructor weekly interaction as well as student interaction. They are also increasing their requirements for assessment types and content. DL are not allowed to be "correspondence classes". They must be just as content driven and difficult as the same class in the classroom. Since schools like EC don't offer classroom classes maybe that is why they have to obtain additional certification or oversight with the state's they operate in, just a thought.