Straighterline -- and vs. Study.com?

[cookderosa]

I am sure this has been covered before, but I can't seem to locate it through search, so if someone wants to just link me to a thread, go for it.

How difficult are SL courses to take, if you don't already know the material?  How quickly can one reasonably move through them?  Is it unreasonable to consider taking 4 SL courses in 1-2 months, while still living life in between?

And how does the SL difficulty/structure compare to Study.com?

IMO, Straighterline is the winner here because the test content is from their ebooks, not lectures, so you can skip the lectures and go directly to the book. SL tests are open book, so without being too obvious, you could "learn as you go" through each test. The majority of courses allow you to accumulate enough test points before your final that you can pass without passing the final. Study, I believe, requires passing the final no matter what- so if speed is of the essence, SL is faster.
I don't know the record here for a number of SL credits completed in a month, but my guess is 10 courses (30 cr) wouldn't be too far fetched for a motivated adult- assuming you have a few hours each day to do it and the cash to buy the classes.

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SL is more straightforward for most classes if the you aren't trying to learn the material. Skipping straight to the quizzes and searching for the answers (since all quizzes/ midterms are open book) is what I did for the 30 hours I finished. Getting enough points to pass prior to taking the final is ideal, that way you'll be able to just click through. I believe there is a SL Dissertation thread a member was kind enough to make that lays out exactly how every course is weighed.

That's my "dissection" thread lol, but sometimes it feels like I'm writing a dissertation
http://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/showthre...=dissected