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Worth Noting
There's the master's degree. And then there's the "micro-master's." That's what MIT is calling its new "modular credential," which will have no admissions requirements. MoreThe University System of Maryland is taking a close look at its retention efforts and how interventions impact student success. MoreThe California State University system is making e-portfolios available to all 460,000 students and 3 million alumni from all 23 of its campuses. MoreIndiana University is leading a collaborative project with the Pacific Northwest Gigapop to establish a trans-Pacific 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) circuit dedicated to research and education. MoreThe University of Michigan is expanding its MOOC presence. The institution, which was a founding partner in Coursera, will now be offering its massive, open, online courses on edX too, the first to begin in April 2016. MoreArizona State University has partnered with McGraw-Hill Education for the 2016 Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education, an award meant to honor education innovators, those "outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through new approaches and whose accomplishments are making a difference today." MoreLoudCloud Systems and Greenwood Hall are teaming up to launch an integrated offering for colleges and universities offering competency-based education programs. MoreThe Online Learning Consortium is launching two new awards programs with the help of a $2.5-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. MoreThrough a new app called MyPath, students at Brandman University can earn a bachelor's degree at their own pace without purchasing a single textbook. More
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