A group of colleges that offer competency-based education programs this week released a draft set of voluntary quality standards for the emerging form of higher education.
Competency-based education is growing rapidly, with as many as 600 colleges seeking to create new programs. The standards, which the Competency-Based Education Network released at a meeting here, seek to influence the newcomers while also holding established programs accountable.
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