Welcome to the inaugural issue of UNBOUND. The Winter 2016 issue features a video interview series with Stanford President, John L. Hennessy, explores alternative credentials, takes a deep dive into the purpose and value of postsecondary education and more.

 

Letter from the EditorThomas F. Gibbons
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Editorials

Accrediting the UnaccreditedBurck Smith
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Reinventing Higher Education: For Whom? For What?James Broomall
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Videos

Video Series with Stanford University President John L. Hennessy
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Video Clips

  1. Technology and Higher Education
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  2. Uniting Learning Science and Technology
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  3. A Place for Online Undergrad Education?
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  4. Unbundling the Undergrad Curriculum
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  5. What have we learned from MOOCs?
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  6. The Open Loop University Concept
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  7. Global Continuing Education
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  8. Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
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  9. The Future of Higher Ed in the U.S.
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On UPCEA’s Centennial – Speech Presented at UPCEA 100th Annual Conference, Washington, D. C., March 30, 2015, Robert J. Hansen
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Access, Education, and Today’s Workforce – Speech Presented at UPCEA 100th Annual Conference, Washington, D. C., April 1, 2015, Anthony Carnevale
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Articles

Alternative Credentials: New Ways to Certify LearningDavid Schejbal
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Online UnboundJay A. Halfond
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Understanding Common Legal Pitfalls in Online Service AgreementsGregory Ferenbach & Paul Thompson
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The Chief Online Learning Officer: Competencies, Roles, and TrajectoriesJosh Herron, Jonathan Lashley, Witt Salley, & Melanie Shaw
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Book Review

Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice by Sharan B. Merriam and Laura L. Bierema, Reviewed by Jim Berger & Beth Laves
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