Who would have thunk it?

I never thought that a school as prestigious as MIT would become the leader in credentialing the masses.  But the Cambridge super-U, which led the way into the land of MOOCs is now offering a Mini-Masters for those who complete those MOOCs but choose to stop short of earning the full-fledged credential.  Additionally, stacking career experiences onto those MOOCs may now be enough to gain a full-fledged MIT Master's degree.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/08/massachusetts-institute-technology-launch-half-mooc-half-person-masters-degree?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=8e1f4e3f30-DNU20151008&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-8e1f4e3f30-198501157 
 This comes at a time when college students increasingly are concluding that, as  the BA becomes the 21st century equivalent of a high school diploma in the last century, they must amass as many certifications and internships as possible, and even do a 4+1 master's program to stand out.