The Closing of the U.S. Open University

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Katrina A. Meyer[Edit][Delete]: The Closing of the U.S. Open University, EDUCAUSE Quarterly [Edit][Delete] May 4, 2006

Interesting article. I personally wonder about the desire on the part of OU to enter the U.S. market at all - it's not like there's a shortage of universities there. And as the article makes clear, U.S. accredication is a significant hurdle. Also, "for the USOU, recruiting one student took approximately $4,000 to $5,000." This money, in my view, would have been better spent elsewhere. More...