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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Innovations such as stackable non-degree credentials as an on-ramp and low-cost MOOC-based degrees from top universities are likely to only grow access to post-baccalaureate education.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. The quotation is from 2012. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing. But that’s the story that people tell nevertheless.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” Economy by 2030.” ” Via WBEZ : “Study: 2013 Chicago School Closings Failed To Help Students.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New Study on Income-Driven Repayment Plans.” could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to a report published Wednesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The** Department of Education** has selected the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education to manage its #GoOpen campaign. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “How to Con Black Law Students: A Case Study” – Elie Mystal in The New York Times on a partnership between the HBCU Bethune-Cookman and the for-profit Arizona Summit Law School. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera. Tressie McMillan Cottom weighs in. From the HR Department.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Amy Silverman writes in The Phoenix New Times about ASU ’s decision not to approve a disability studies major. “ What will universities look like in 2030?