8 key considerations for competency-based education - Meris Stansbury, eCampus News

How ready is your institution for competency-based education? Here are 8 questions to help get started. With the recent signing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the popularity of jobs training programs across the country, and the recent surge in the offerings of digital badges, competency-based education (CBE) is becoming a must for any higher education institution looking to serve a broader pool of 21st-century students. But competency-based education is about more than just offering digital badges for one-off skills–any institution looking to implement CBE knows that strategic planning for programs and credentials is critical…but where do interested colleges, universities, and institutions start? http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/considerations-competency-education-291/