Awarding College Credit for MOOCSs: The Role of the American Council on Education

Autor/in	Stone, Jason
Titel	Awarding College Credit for MOOCSs: The Role of the American Council on Education
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24 (2016) 38, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068 2341
Schlagwörter	College Credits; Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Organizations (Groups); Role; Benchmarking; Access to Education; Paying for College; Credentials; Partnerships in Education; Nontraditional Education; Transfer Students; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; Educational Opportunities; Pilot Projects; Outcomes of Education; Educational Innovation; Internet; Web Based Instruction; Prior Learning; State Universities; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Rollen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Studienfinanzierung; Studienbuch; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Web Based Training; Vorkenntnisse; Staatliche Universität
Abstract	Emerging alongside the open educational resources movement of the past decade, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been widely heralded as advancing cause of providing increased access to higher education. The article explores the implications of the recommendation by the American Council on Education (ACE) to offer college credit for a select group of MOOC offerings, with regard to benchmarks of access and affordability, in light of recent developments in credentialing. In particular, the article examines the innovative partnership between Arizona State University's Global Freshman Academy (GFA) and MOOC provider edX, with regard to its potential to both disrupt and transform higher education by contributing to the development of accessible, affordable, alternative credentialing pathways. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01