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Slow and Steady for Competency-Based Education
While competency-based education is spreading gradually, interest and optimism about it remain high, and experts say careful growth is best.
Rethinking State Authorization, Again
The U.S. Department of Education is contemplating going back to the drawing board on complex rules governing authority to operate online programs in multiple states.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: student performance builds as curricular innovation takes hold; rethinking regional accreditation; online "university" offers $999 doctorate.
States Limit Spread of Online Legal Education
As numerous law schools try to take advantage of new flexibility from their accreditor, some state policies lag behind those ambitions.
Provosts Count More on Online Programs
More say they will increase emphasis on and allocate "major funds" to online offerings. Survey also finds solid but not spectacular support for open educational resources, and that backing for competency-based programs is more philosophical than practical.
Unanimity on Distance Ed Rule Changes Proves Elusive
Experts involved in crafting new federal rules for online education and classroom innovation want more clarity from the Department of Education about its priorities and rationales.
Student-Centered Learning and Student Buy-In
Study finds that student resistance to curriculum innovation decreases over time as it becomes the institutional norm, and that students increasingly link active learning to their learning gains over time.
Coursera Targets Health-Care Education Market
The online course provider launches a slew of programs aimed at health care professionals, but observers wonder if the credentials will stand out in a crowded space.