Newlane as a beginner

[hsufeng]

I joined Newlane in early March and have now passed the course hearings for two mandatory courses and guidance course. I would like to briefly share my thoughts and experiences with Newlane, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask and I will answer them (if I know).
I chose the liberal arts program and already have a bachelor's and master's degree, as well as a lot of ACE credits. The basic courses are not difficult for me, but the analysis of philosophical texts is indeed difficult. I got the most transfer credits, and the formal process is still being processed, so there should be no problem? They are very generous with transfer credits and are not very strict about specific courses.
The course hearing that many people worry about was also my biggest concern at the beginning, especially as a non-native English speaker. But in fact, the course hearing is more like a daily conversation and discussion. The professor is not particularly strict about the answers to the questions. There will be many open questions and details about the previous project.

If you have prior experience and are familiar with some of the content, you will be able to get started quickly.

Personally, I like Newlane's settings very much. The existence of course hearings does allow me to focus more on the content of learning, and the professors will give enough support, which is something that many programs cannot do. They have an excellent team of professors.

Considering the price and the learning experience, I highly recommend Newlane, which is the best program I have ever had in online learning. Really self-paced, access to all courses, responsible staff, cheap prices. I would like it more if they had their own systematic course materials and videos.

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As a small start-up university , it is great to have such a quality . If you don't mind about NA accreditation , this would be a worthwhile choice. Applying for additional accreditation is too expensive for such a small university , although I think it is better than many RA universities.

Do you mean you started last month and already got two courses done? That's awesome. How were you able to fly through them so quickly?

I've done a bit of research into Newlane and I'm trying to make sure it will be a good fit for me. I'm interested in how a single course is typically set up. I understand that there are learning objectives in each course, which are like units. How many are usually in each course? Do you have assignments to complete throughout the course or are you free to teach yourself and test your own understanding until the hearing at the end? 

If Newlane doesn't provide it's own videos or textbooks, what resources do they give students? Random YouTube videos, snippets of a book, articles, etc? Have you found them to be extensive enough, or are you lost on what to study sometimes?

My estimate is that I would be able to start and finish a course in six weeks. I'll do them one at a time. Based on your experience, do you think six weeks is a fair estimate (I realize this may really depend on the difficulty---let's say it's only a moderately difficult course).

Sorry for the spew of questions. If you could enlighten me on any of these I would be very grateful!

The latest update, I finished three courses within a month.
This speed depends on your proficiency in the course content. I don't know if you can complete it at the same speed, but I don't think 6 weeks is a big problem? The main thing is to summarize the course materials, such as videos and documents, have your own notes, and then memorize them, so that you can perform well in the hearing. You should know that many college students actually study the hardest before the exam. If you maintain a high learning efficiency every day, you can finish it quickly.
Each course will have about 10 lessons, and each lesson will have about 4 objectives. There are no other homework during the learning process. After you complete all the online courses, all you need to do is take online tests, submit projects and get approval (the only homework you have to submit), and course hearings.
For the content, I think the materials they provide are sufficient, and some of them may even be repeated.