StraighterLine: The Rise of “Alt Credit:” Why, Who & What’s Next

Topic: Trust and Quality Assurance / Funder: Other / Type: Multimedia

Unaccredited pathways to academic credit have gained national attention as prominent foundations, higher ed associations and the Department of Education have announced projects designed to highlight, legitimize and subsidize them. Examples that already have substantial enrollments include providers of ACE Credit recommended courses, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), low-priced certificates and tech focused bootcamps. Why have these pathways enjoyed initial success? Who offers these pathways and what do they do? How is ‘quality’ measured? How are regulators responding and what does the future hold? How should accredited colleges respond?

Presenter: Burck Smith, CEO and Founder of StraighterLine (a cosponsor in the national dialogue) – Started in 2008, StraighterLine was a pioneer in the provision of unaccredited academic credit and partners with over 100 colleges. http://www.straighterline.com