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Bingo. Accreditation-on-demand is the second half of the puzzle. One interesting solution is that offered by Western Governors University (created by 19 govern
by troymc 15y ago
Bingo. Accreditation-on-demand is the second half of the puzzle.
One interesting solution is that offered by Western Governors University (created by 19 governors of western US states). It's non-profit, online, low-cost, and... "nationally, regionally, NCATE, and CCNE accredited."
They have a low, flat-rate tutition per term, regardless of how many courses or credits you take. Most interesting of all (I think), they mainly care about what you know, not how much time you spend with WGU: if you already know something, you can get "assessed" (e.g. tested) and move through the program faster.
http://www.wgu.edu/about_WGU/WGU_different http://www.wgu.edu/about_WGU/WGU_different
- itiztv 15y agoI've read some pretty bad reviews about WGU and their competency based model as well as the alienation of students from anything close to a real educational institution. From what I heard you're asked to read a book answer a few questions and thats it. Something more of a diploma mill There are no all-inclusive class interactions where student inputs and discussions come into play. The best you get is a mentor or sort who calls you once in a while to ask 'how do you like WGU, have you had any problems so far? Answer 'yes and he'll ask you to continue reading the recommended books because the answers are hidden somewhere in there.