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Southern New Hampshire University’s Paul LeBlanc Wants Higher Ed to Back Up Its Claims

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Competency-based learning has received widespread recognition as a way to better align higher education to careers. College for America , which partners with employers to offer competency-based online degree-programs for $3,000. Not long after, SNHU launched. The university is one of 40.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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There’s more on the GED, that very old competency-based learning exam, in the research section below. Edsurge covers OpenEd : “Beyond Free Materials: OER Advocates Push For Inclusiveness in Teaching Practices.” “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning? Go, School Sports Team! ”).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. 3D Printing.

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