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Helpful or a Hindrance? Congress Hears About the Role of Accreditation and Online Partnerships

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed Syndicated News A one-hour phone conversation between officials at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a regional accreditor was necessary for the creation of one of the biggest developments in the MOOC craze. Whether that discussion was a regulatory burden or a courtesy call depends on whom you ask. …

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Monetizing MOOCs…

Paying for Proof January 9, 2013 – Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain Coursera will offer a fee-based pathway with identity verification for students who want to earn a more meaningful certificate of completion, the company said today in an announcement that also sheds light on an emerging business model for the largest massive open …

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With 4.5M Users, Instructure Takes On The Courseras & Udacities Of The World With Its Own Open Course Network

via techcrunch.com Rip Empson Instructure launched Canvas in 2011 to give educational institutions an alternative to the ubiquitous (but much criticized) software of educational giants like Blackboard. Rather than forcing schools to spend six months integrating and learning how to use inflexible and bloated learning management software, Canvas offers an open source and cloud-native system …

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Minnesota State swiftly reverses ban: Free online ed is OK

<< State Bans Free Education The Washington Posts Nick Anderson Sorts it out.. By Nick Anderson Minnesotans, rest assured: Your state government believes you are entitled to free online higher education. This had been a point of controversy until, well, a few minutes ago. In an earlier post this afternoon, I noted that the free …

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