Waypoints in the MOOC Debates, Part III: The Udacity-Georgia Tech Contract

Waypoints in the MOOC Debates, Part III: The Udacity-Georgia Tech Contract

Photo: Edu-Factory Congress, U Paris VIII, February 13, 2011 I have spent some time trying to understand the MOOC business model, and yesterday Inside...

Campus Administrators and State Legislators Really, Really, Really Need to Read This Article

Campus Administrators and State Legislators Really, Really, Really Need to Read This Article

Chris has an analysis in today's Inside Higher Education that takes a careful look at the financial numbers of the Georgia Tech/Udacity deal creating...

Will UCOP's Latest Efficiency Tax Employees?

Will UCOP's Latest Efficiency Tax Employees?

By Onuttom Narayan (UCSC) Under the name of UCPath, the University of California will move to a single payroll and HR system for all campuses and medical...

That Was the Week That Was

That Was the Week That Was

As you know, the California Legislature --following negotiations with the Governor--passed the 2013-14 budget and follow up bills this weekend. ...

New Waypoints in the MOOC Debate, Part II: Lowering Revenue Expectations

New Waypoints in the MOOC Debate, Part II: Lowering Revenue Expectations

In Part I, I described MOOCs as a symptom of the absence of educational ambition among politicians. Since then, the MOOC situation on the ground has...

Is Climate Change A Hoax?

Is Climate Change A Hoax?

By Jorge Mariscal (UCSD) During the same week that the President’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, & Inclusion met in Oakland,...