Higher education grapples with accreditation in the digital age - R. F. MACKAY, Stanford

Just as the online learning revolution is taking off, hurtling into the infinite cloud, the world of higher education is struggling to better measure learning. That struggle is all the more urgent as college costs soar and ambitious new providers promise digital delivery that may upend traditional college education. How should college credentialing take place in this new world of online learning? That was the question addressed at a recent forum sponsored by Education's Digital Future (EDF), an initiative of the Graduate School of Education (GSE). http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/higher-ed-accreditation-021313.html