Indeed, Common Core and competency-based learning should be a natural fit, as the former creates learning maps for students to master that can shiftthe emphasis from time to mastery of deeper learning.
The mission ofthe SMILE Consortium is to cause a paradigm shift within education by enabling students to be active agents in their learning through an inquiry-based learning model.
The power of online learning communities is more visible in lean-running start-ups where skills must shift quickly, but I think their effect will be more profound in established companies on a global scale.