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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Accreditation for alternative credentialing gaining traction - Tara García Mathewson, Education Dive
Multiple ideas to accredit alternative credentialing pathways are gaining traction in a push to expand opportunities for nontraditional, post-secondary learning. Massive open online courses, coding bootcamps, and other programs offering “microcredentials” can’t currently accept federal financial aid because they’re not accredited, which ends up limiting access to low-income prospective students, Insider Higher Ed reports. Alternative pathways to accreditation include partnerships with accredited universities, the creation of new — state or federal — accreditation agencies, and authorization for existing accreditation agencies to do the job.
http://www.educationdive.com/news/accreditation-for-alternative-credentialing-gaining-traction/385338/