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Ease implementation of revenue‐generating noncredit, competency‐based courses
Author(s) -
Elliott Jeff
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
enrollment management report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6263
pISSN - 1094-3757
DOI - 10.1002/emt.30131
Subject(s) - revenue , certification , realm , politics , continuing education , business , marketing , public relations , management , finance , political science , medical education , economics , medicine , law
Many colleges and universities are gaining a competitive advantage by making the leap into online noncredit, competency‐based courses to attract new students and generate additional revenue. However, there can be a host of seemingly insurmountable technological, financial and even political barriers that can arise when moving outside the realm of traditional degree‐oriented programs and into online noncredit course offerings that range from professional development and continuing education to certification programs.