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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed 10/23/2018

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  • New 2-Year Online College Promises Future-Proofed Job Skills, Offers Free Tuition for First Cohort

    A new two-year online college opening in January 2019 promises to instill the "future-proofed" skills students will need for management jobs that are ubiquitous and growing. Intended for working adults in the United States, Foundry College will be granting free tuition for the entire two years for its first cohort.

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  • Report Pegs Cost to Develop an OER Course at $11,700

    According to a recent research project, developing an open education resources course costs, on average, about $11,700, to cover salary and benefits for the instructors involved. Those results come from a study examining the implementation of OER in colleges. The work was commissioned by nonprofit Achieving the Dream.

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