Using an ‘open approach’ to create a new, innovative higher education model
<p>Navigating learning, formal or informal, can be overwhelming, confusing, and impersonal. With more options than ever, the process of deciding what, where, and when can be overwhelming to a learner. The concept of Open College at Kaplan University (OC@KU) was to bring organization, purpose,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Open Praxis |
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| Online Access: | https://openpraxis.org/articles/329 |
| Summary: | <p>Navigating learning, formal or informal, can be overwhelming, confusing, and impersonal. With more options than ever, the process of deciding what, where, and when can be overwhelming to a learner. The concept of Open College at Kaplan University (OC@KU) was to bring organization, purpose, and personalization of learning caused by vast resources and numerous options.</p><p>Focused on organizing, supporting and providing a personalized education experience using open courses, an innovative higher education model was conceived and created. As the concept of developing a college that adapted its resources and services to the needs of the learner emerged so did the idea of integrating open courses into a formal higher education model to award college credit for open courses as well as inclusion in a degree program.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1369-9997 2304-070X |