MOOCs for Credit: A New Phase in Prior Learning Assessment?
As the University of Maryland University College prepares to offer credit to MOOC students who can...
Shifting Perceptions Around Prior Learning
After decades of waiting in the wings in the higher education industry, prior learning assessment...
Competency-Based Learning: Four Challenges and Impediments
Competency-based learning has come a long way over the past few years, but there are still...
States Are Taking the Lead in Prior Learning Policy
Creating a higher education environment more accepting of prior learning credentials requires...
Task-Centered Learning Bringing Quality to the Forefront
As students, employers and institutions alike start paying more attention to the ability for...
Bringing Prior Learning Assessment into Higher Education’s Mainstream
— Co-written with Teresa Clark | Director of New Program Research and Design, Lipscomb University—...
Market Differentiation and Cost Savings: The Value of Competency-Based Assessment
Focusing on student assessment rather than instruction is one way institutions can reduce their...
Competency-Based Learning: An Administrator’s Perspective
Competency-based education is radically changing the way higher education is delivered and...
MOOCs Show Gap in Prior Learning Assessment
The issue of granting credit for completion of Massive Open Online Courses goes beyond recognition...
Integrating Competencies to Move Graduates into Careers
Professionals are increasingly in demand as the economy recovers, but the pathways for graduates to...
Revolutionizing Competency-Based Education
Institutions such as SNHU are exploring competency-based education models that seek to remove...
Three Ways the Federal Government Could Better Promote PLA
As higher education becomes increasingly critical for success in the labor market, the federal...
