Comments on: Momentum on Open Accreditation http://openeducationnews.org/2008/10/04/momentum-on-open-accreditation/ Monitoring news related to open education around the globe Sat, 21 May 2011 01:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Open Education, Open Accreditation http://openeducationnews.org/2008/10/04/momentum-on-open-accreditation/#comment-1218 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:59:28 +0000 http://openeducationnews.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-1218 [...] Momentum on Open Accreditation [...]

]]> By: P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Open Accreditation through a Open Achievements API? http://openeducationnews.org/2008/10/04/momentum-on-open-accreditation/#comment-163 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:17:41 +0000 http://openeducationnews.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-163 [...] There is a very lively debate going on about Open Accreditation, the ability to self-generate educational assessments. There’s a good summary of various contributions here. [...]

]]> By: ruthdemitroff http://openeducationnews.org/2008/10/04/momentum-on-open-accreditation/#comment-139 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://openeducationnews.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-139 This is not a new idea. I have in front of me a curriculum vitae of a person running for an important position that says: an Honors BA in an unrelated field and then Private Studies in (academic discipline) with (name of a professor) from (covers a 3 year period). Someone in authority recognized it as qualification for an entry position in a field that normally requires a Masters Degree. Whether he/she had received a Masters Degree from an accredited university or whether he/she privately studied under a professor is not going to influence the decision one way or the other as far as career progression is concerned. After proving oneself and taking on ever increasing responsibilites, it’s now all about a comparison of work experience and who has the leadership plans for the future that meet with the greatest approval.
I can think of several fields that currently require an accredited degree that still have respected members who entered the field through a combination of guided reading and working alongside and learning from someone with expertise in the area. In fact one of the fields that sometimes waives the requirement for proper accreditation is education.

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