MicroMash Inc. 6402 S. Troy Circle Englewood, Colo. Wake Forest Rd. Hardwick Publications Inc. 13423 Blanco Road, Ste. Learning Insights 200 W. Jackson Blvd. Typical online CPE requires the user to log on to the provider's Web site, register, pick a course, complete quizzes and pass a final exam.
Many sites track users' CPE credits, bookmark their places and immediately grade final exams.
Most offer special package rates when a large number of hours are purchased, and some providers issue online certificates that can be printed as soon as the course is completed. For those of you in a hurry to get in those last minute courses on the Internet, here's a quick look at how some of the online CPE vendors stack up. The company launched its accounting knowledge hub in April. The courses are fully interactive, but users need to meet minimum system requirements, listed on the Web site, to view them. In addition to a CPE tracking service that tells customers what courses they've completed, Yipinet offers free trials of the first hour of any course and a free Ask the Expert service where users can get e-mail answers to their questions from tax, audit and fraud experts in one or two days.