Competent at What?
Competency-based education appears to be higher education’s “next big thing.” Yet many academics aren’t sure what it is. And that goes double for lawmakers and journalists. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
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The Credentialing Economy: Transformed by and for Its Beneficiaries
Education is being economically squeezed in a Holy Grail pursuit of educational justice and attainment at scale. IMS standards-based mash-ups and an Internet-like governance model for the credentialing economy together can improve flexibility and affordability for all beneficiaries. EDUCAUSE Full Article
Alberta teachers protest cuts to distance education
The wheels on the bus go round and round — and so does government’s stance on the impact of cuts to distance education, say teachers. Edmonton Sun Full Article
Will States Reciprocate?
Can savings and the spirit of cooperation persuade states to hand over their ability to evaluate distance education providers? With institutions hurrying to obtain authorization in the states they wish to operate in by next summer, an effort to simplify that process prepares to accept its first members. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Citing Series of Conflicts, San Jose State U. Asks for Governance Review
Academic leaders at San Jose State University on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution asking the chancellor of the California State University system to review governance at the university, where unease over the introduction of massive open online courses has exacerbated difficulties caused by tight budgets. Wired Campus Full Article
Open access body needed ‘to coordinate implementation’
A formal body should be set up to coordinate efforts to implement open access, the Finch Group has recommended. Times Higher Education Full Article
View to a skill: The next big education player?
The Alison project – Advanced Learning Interactive Systems Online – has already signed up more than two million students to more than 500 online courses. BBC Full Article
Virtual Charter Schools: Realities and Unknowns
Virtual charter schools have emerged over the last decade as an increasingly popular alternative to traditional public schooling. Unlike their face-to-face counterparts, virtual charter schools educate students through blended or entirely online curricula. They present a host of new policy issues that should be scrutinized in order to ensure that students enrolled in virtual charter […]
Americans’ Views of Online Courses
A majority of Americans believe online instruction is at least as good as classroom-based courses in terms of providing good value, a format most students can succeed in, and instruction tailored to each individual. But they question the rigor of testing and grading, and whether employers will view such degrees positively, a new survey by […]
Exploring Distributed Leadership for the Quality Management of Online Learning Environments
Online learning environments (OLEs) are complex information technology (IT) systems that intersect with many areas of university organisation. Distributed models of leadership have been proposed as appropriate for the good governance of OLEs. Based on theoretical and empirical research, a group of Australian universities proposed a framework for the quality management of OLEs, and sought […]
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