College courses are very expensive and it would be nice to be able to write some exams for college credit. Exams including AP, CLEP, DSST, TECEP and ECE are standardized exams that are directly eligible for college credits. Other ways to test out of college courses include writing certification exams, prior-learning assessment (PLA) and individual…
Coursera is one of the earliest of the popular MOOCs and serves millions of students from all over the world. Coursera was started as an open learning platform in 2012 by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, It hosts over 5000 courses on various topics, out of which over 1700 courses can be taken for free….
Looking at the vast number of MOOC courses out there, I only wish they were available when I was a college student years ago! Since a lot of MOOC material is targeted towards college students and professionals, it would be nice to have at least some of this learning directly translate to college-level credits. Most…
Sanskrit evolved many thousands of years ago and is known for its perfect structure and semantics which takes man back to the ancient wisdom of the human mind. Due to its unique characteristics, the language is researched and taught in some of the best universities in the world especially in the US, Germany, England and…
Do online classes require students to have a very different set of skills than the campus classes? Which is harder and why? Is it hard to learn online since you don’t have the chance to ask questions face-to-face? Or does the fact that you get to skip the commute and parking make online classes a…
Saylor Academy offers free online courses in a variety of subjects such as English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Business Administration and much more. Many of Saylor Academy’s free online certificate courses are eligible for college credits, via ACE or NCCRS accreditation, and through their college partner programs. Though all the courses are completely free to take,…
So far on this site, I’ve listed a number of colleges where it is possible to complete a US college degree for an affordable cost and in the shortest time. Not only that, but these colleges also provide flexibility in curriculum, courses and credit options for completing the degree. The colleges have many online courses…
Most college courses in the US are anything but free! But there are still a few accredited courses that are either tuition free or so inexpensive that they are almost free. Many of these can be directly transferred for college credits at many US colleges. For a few others, the process might be a little…
Online bachelors degrees have become very popular and families are frequently on the lookout for online college degrees that are affordable and easy on the pocket. The Top 25 Cheapest Online Colleges for Bachelor Degrees are: CUNY School of Professional Studies, $2,546 Thomas Edison State College, $2,934 Excelsior College, $3,000 to $3,400 Franklin University, $3,121…
