Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators
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U. Maine online student earns bachelor’s degree in 3 months
Fast-paced online degree programs are raising concerns about competency The rapid pace at which some students are earning bachelor’s degrees online – one told the Washington Post she got hers in just three months – is prompting concerns from academic leaders. The president of the New England Commission of Higher Education, an accrediting group, said he is making inquiries into the… Source
Why spend years when you can graduate in weeks? New ‘Degree-Hacking’ trend rattles colleges in the US
More Americans are completing college degrees quickly using online platforms and competency-based programs. This trend, dubbed 'Degree Hacking,' has supporters and critics alike.
Students complete their academic career in a few weeks via so-called accelerated online training, which worries teachers and revives the debate on the report to the diplomaThese so-called accelerated online training courses are offered by institutions such as the American University of Maine. The objective: To allow individuals (the program seems to target in particular adults) who already have a job to take an online training "at their own pace…
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