Tag Archives: Higher Ed

The Most Thorough Summary (to date) of MOOC Completion Rates

How many times have you heard the statement that ‘MOOCs have a completion rate of 10%’ or ‘MOOCs have a completion rate of less than 10%’? The meme seems to have developed a life of its own, but try to … Continue reading

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State of the Higher Education LMS Market: A Graphical View

The transformation of the higher education LMS market continues, and I expect more changes over the next 2 – 3 years. However, it seems time to capture the state of the market based on changes over the past year or … Continue reading

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Online Education and the College Crisis: A Student’s View

There are a lot of useful opinions and debates on the role of online education in solving various problems of higher education, but I find that we too often lack the student’s view on the subject. Towards that end, I … Continue reading

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We need a new Software Recruitment Paradigm: Software as a Mission

Software procurement underwent radical change in the face of “the cloud.”  The paradigm of purchasing a static piece of software that met your requirements, installing it (or having it installed) locally, and then purchasing updates went out the window over … Continue reading

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The Need for Alternative Educational Models in California Illustrated in One Chart

An earlier version of this article appeared at the Delta Initiative website There is a full-court press in the media regarding the California budget crisis and its likely impact on higher education. The most recent entry is in the New … Continue reading

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