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MOOC for credit

Here is more on the ASU and EdX Global Fresh Academy and reactions from the media. Here is what we know for now about the Global Freshman Academy, or ‘GFA’: • The courses are open to all, and can be ‘audited’ for free, the same as with other courses on edX.org • To...

Anthony Carnevale innovation for STEM

How do you explain the mismatch between the high demand for skilled science and technical graduates and the low number of qualified applicants for those kinds of jobs? Here is a Q&A with Anthony Carnevale on his thoughts on how to meld the academic path with...

Informal learning vs formal learning

Here is an article that discusses the differences between the formal learning offered by higher education and the informal learning offered in corporate training.  While higher education offers a degree showing the “ability to learn”,  informal training...