Kaplan Higher Education is creating a competency-based “Open College” aimed at adults who may already have skills and experience that could qualify for college credits. The new initiative will include free online services and personalized mentoring to help people identify and organize prior experience and skills that could count toward a degree or move them closer to a new career. It will also provide fee-based services that will offer ways for students to satisfy the remaining requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in professional studies from Kaplan University. Students who enroll in Open College could take courses at Kaplan University or from other sources, such as the MOOC provider edX or the Saylor Foundation, as long as the students ultimately meet the course outcomes set by Open College
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