Morley Winograd, co-author of Millennial Momentum: How a New
Generation is Remaking America, similarly argued, “The deflection point for
the more fundamental change will occur when universities no longer grant
degrees, but rather certify knowledge and skill levels, in much more finite ways
as your scenario envisions. Major university brands will offer such certificates
based on their standards for certifying various competencies that employers will
be identifying for their new hires.”
Udacity's Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course | Fast Co... - 1 views
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Higher education is an enormous business in the United States--we spend approximately $400 billion annually on universities, a figure greater than the revenues of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter combined
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The man who started this revolution no longer believes the hype.
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If this was an education revolution, it was a disturbingly uneven one.
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We Don't Need No Stinking Badges… Or Do We? | The EvoLLLution - 0 views
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The notion of a student obtaining one large qualification rather than offer an array of micro-credentials (badges) is a thing of the past. From an employer’s point of view, the value of hiring a person with numerous mini-qualifications and a diploma provides a higher confidence in their investment as opposed to the risk involved in hiring a “blue chip” student from a brand name university.
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UCSD Extension K-16 Programs have begun to implement a micro-credentialing program targeting students enrolled in our pre-collegiate programs. Our strategy seeks to refine the operational process involved in offering badges but also elevate these credentials from an informal acknowledgement to a professionally recognized measure of skills.
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