Degreed launches crowdfunding campaign for reimagined ‘digital diploma’ - Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOm

San Francisco startup Degreed is challenging the traditional college diploma with an online service that tracks and scores educational achievements from established institutions as well as new online learning platforms. Ahead of a public launch in 2013, Degreed has begun a crowd funding campaign. As new digital learning platforms transform how we think of universities, a new San Francisco startup wants to reimagine the degree. Quietly rolled out a couple of months ago, Degreed provides an online service that tracks, scores and validates all of a user’s educational experiences — from formal degree programs at universities like Harvard to non-accredited courses from online sources like iTunesU and Coursera. http://gigaom.com/2012/11/03/degreed-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-for-reimagined-digital-diploma/