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 research the original claim and you might find a bunch of circular references or anecdotes […]
Higher Ed
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 two. I shared the most recent graphic summarizing the market in mid 2011. As with […]
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 am sharing the comments from a student about affordable access to the courses needed for […]
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 the past decade. Some organizations still follow the old model, but there are fewer and […]
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 York Times. Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised […]
What If OpenClass Succeeds in Disrupting LMS Market?
Right now the e-Literate site is close to over-heating from Michael’s voluminous posts – all very thoughtful, but we’re going to need some WordPress coolant. During discussions over the past week in person and over blogs, I’ve had three people ask essentially the same question – will Pearson’s OpenClass LMS offering and associated corporate strategy […]