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Universities "unbundle" credentials
Free, open-enrollment courses at top-tier universities have highlighted the fact that a major benefit of higher education in today's society is credentialing. Separating these credentials from educational content may change major aspects of the cost structure of and delivery mechanisms for higher education.
theatlantic.com
Workers over-50 look to community colleges for job training
A number of programs across the country, such as the American Association of Community Colleges' "50 Plus Initiative," have emerged recently, aimed at tailoring community college course content to older adults struggling to find work in the current job market.
huffingtonpost.com
Op-ed: Can companies make higher ed free, more accountable?
A number of non-profit, as well as for-profit, web-based companies are starting to offer college-level courses for free, or close to free, to the public. For-profit StraighterLine will soon start offering the Collegiate Learning Assessment, a test that measures critical-thinking skills, to students. According to Washington Post pundit Jon Marcus, "Many traditional universities are afraid to administer it, so the fact that [StraighterLine founder Burke] Smith is embracing the test indicates that his company is comfortable in the glare of accountability."
washingtonpost.com
Higher education may help preserve mental accuity into old age
According to a recent study from Brandeis University, a college education can slow the brain's aging process by up to a decade, "adding a new twist to the cost-benefit analysis of higher education - for young students as well as those thinking about returning to school."
nytimes.com
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