Online only certification programs, again.
I've previously written on online-only training programs (see Certification Mills vs. Blended Learning and What is Online Certification? ). I've been seeing this happening a lot more recently and took a peek at one of the online-only programs that is becoming more popular. I'm not going to name them because I don't want to get into a huge debate with them, but I'd like to point out why I'm uncomfortable with their program. This site is like a lot of others. You pay them, you take an online course that includes an exam and you print your card at the end of the course on your printer. For the low cost of $39.99 - $49.99 it seems like the easiest way to get certified, right? Their website even states that the course meets AHA Guidelines. So I've spent $40-$50 bucks, took a course and printed my card. But the AHA and ILCOR Guidelines require a practical skill component. I can't do that in an online course. Again, see What is Online...