Last year it was MOOCs.

Saint Anselm College's Alumni Hall, built in 1889, it is the current administration building. This image was taken in April of 2009 on the Quad just a few hours after sunrise (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This year it's "competency based education."
Fads or the future of higher ed?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/09/10/accreditors-role-expansion-competency-based-education

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