'Conventional' online universities consider strategic response to MOOCs | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
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Lisa Spiro on 02 Aug 12"The University of Maryland University College, a long-running distance education provider that has become a powerhouse in the online era, envisions a role for UMUC of validating MOOC learning through the university's prior-learning assessment arm. This could help the university funnel bright, motivated MOOC students into its online degree programs, says Marie Cini, the acting provost of UMUC."