Online university skips class to be more accessible
Clip: 8/22/2014 | 7m 9s
Giving credit based on competency at the student's own pace.
College for America, an online degree program, has no classes, professors or credit hours. It's been cited as an innovative way to make college more affordable. But how do its students qualify for a degree? Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Hampshire on a university that gives credit based on competency at the student's own pace.
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Online university skips class to be more accessible
Clip: 8/22/2014 | 7m 9s
College for America, an online degree program, has no classes, professors or credit hours. It's been cited as an innovative way to make college more affordable. But how do its students qualify for a degree? Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Hampshire on a university that gives credit based on competency at the student's own pace.
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