Alternative credentials: prior learning 2.0

This study sheds light on how adult learning institutions address students who possess alternative credentials and seek to apply these experiences to a degree. It explores key definitions and reveals five common themes focused on competency-based education (CBE), prior learning assessment (PLA), alternative credentials, the importance of reliable data, and traditional versus non-traditional learning. This study is expected to serve as a useful tool for education planners, policy makers, administrators, researchers and government leaders to help shape future ideas about how to serve adult learn... Show more

Authors: Buban, Jill

Published: [Newburyport, Massachusetts], Online Learning Consortium, 2017

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 29 p.

Access item: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/teaching-learning/

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