Interesting Article on LinkedIn about the Online Course Revolution

[FuschiaFleur]

That was a pretty good article. I really wish ACE would recognize the MOOCS from Coursera, edX, and Udacity for credit. There are some really interesting courses available by top tier universities, but I only have so much time. Because of time restraints, I'll have to complete my bachelors before I'm able to take some of those really interesting looking courses.

It's interesting that you mentioned ACE because I found this press release on their website. ACE to Assess Potential of MOOCs, Evaluate Courses for Credit-Worthiness

Also ACE has recently approved 5 Coursera courses from top-tier universities.

Pre-Calculus from the University of California, Irvine
Introduction to Genetics and Evolution from Duke University
Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach from Duke University
Calculus: Single Variable from the University of Pennsylvania

And one course approved for developmental math vocational credit recommendation:

Algebra from the University of California, Irvine

I believe that we are slowly but surely getting "there." Saylor's partnership with Excelsior is a great example. You can potentially earn 9 credits for free!

I'm in the same boat as you though because time is not on my side. I'm planning on pursuing an IT degree, and while there are TONS of MOOCs out there for the course content, I have yet to come across any free or cheap ways of earning credit.