ASU + EdX to offer freshman year online, for credit

Interested in what other parents think of this article from the Washington Post on the “try and buy” approach to first year college credits

http://wapo.st/1byzCrj

My take is that CLEP exam and/or some of these credits may be helpful for the motivated, hard working kid who may not be at the level for AP classes in a competitive HS. The thing that caught my eye was that you don’t have to pay for the credits until you are ready.