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Saturday, March 25, 2017
Credentialing remains a slow-growing process for higher ed - Jarrett Carter, Education Dive
Credentialing and competency-based education models remain a relatively-small part of the matriculation process at most colleges and universities, but a new study suggests new ways institutions can more efficiently gauge prior learning and capacity in high-level subject matters. MOOCs and coding bootcamps can offer specific levels of learning and training, and when reviewed against common institutional standards or outsourced to third-party assessment companies, they can be a vital part of an academic transcript for an employer or graduate school. Pitfalls for assessment can include uneven record-keeping by various departments, or inconsistent values placed on differing alternative credit-bearing modules.
http://www.educationdive.com/news/credentialing-remains-a-slow-growing-process-for-higher-ed/438115/