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Stephen Downes

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Here's what the Wall Street Journal thinks is coming for education: "Faster, cheaper, specialized credentials closely aligned with the labor market and updated incrementally over a longer period, education experts say. These new credentials aren't limited to traditional colleges and universities. Private industry has already begun to play a larger role in shaping what is taught and who is paying for it." If you think the desired outcome of education is "Faster, cheaper, specialized credentials closely aligned with the labor market" then this is probably what you'll get. But I think we can aspire to more.

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