Blackboard Is for Sale in Auction That Might Draw $3-Billion Bids
By Andrew Mytelka. Blackboard, the giant provider of learning-management software, is for sale. According to the Reuters news agency, the privately held software company is seeking a buyer unfazed by an estimated $3-billion price tag. The company has hired two banks to conduct an auction to find such a buyer. Blackboard was taken private in a buyout four years ago. Since then, it has faced increased competition from educational-technology start-ups. More...
US business schools set their sights on Cuba
By Jonathan Moules. The long-term prospects for business education in Cuba are undoubtedly bright following the warming of relations between Washington and Havana. But how quickly such opportunities will unfold for those schools with connections to the Caribbean island state is a tougher question to answer.
For US business schools, the opening up of access to Cuba has been an unmitigated success in one regard. More...
What Harvard Business School Has Learned About Online Collaboration From HBX
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What Harvard Business School Has Learned About Online Collaboration From HBX
Bharat Anand, Jan Hammond, V.G. Narayanan, Harvard Business Review, 2015/04/20
I think I have to file this under the category of "catching up" as the 'lessons' learned by Harvard Business School have long been known and studied in the wider online learning and distance education communities. Indeed, some of the recommendations they make - like having people begin by introducing each other in an online discussion, or that "norms of online collaboration can be shaped" - had become clichés long before HBS 'discovered' them. More...
Legislation on responsible business conduct must reinforce the wheel, not reinvent it
By Roel Nieuwenkamp. Some international instruments, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the OECD Guidelines) and the UN Guiding Principles for Human Rights and Business (UNGPs) have been important tools for filling these regulatory gaps. For example the OECD Guidelines establish an expectation that businesses behave responsibly throughout their supply chains, not just within their direct operations, extending to activity in potentially institutionally weak contexts where international standards and domestic laws may not be adequately enforced. More...
The new frontier for international business schools
By Wachira Kigotho. The risk of not being part of Africa’s fast-growing business opportunities is pushing business schools in Western Europe and the United States to start expanding onto a continent that is emerging as a force in the global economic enterprise. Read more...
Four Corners and ICAC one-sided on overseas education agents
By Phil Honeywood. Any number of industries in Australia claim to be over-regulated. On any objective criteria, the $16 billion international education industry is far more regulated than most. Six federal ministers and five separate departments claim portfolio oversight over everything from student visa insurance to education program integrity. More...
Coming to a business school near you: disruption
By Margaret Andrews. Over the past few years it seems you can’t read about higher education without thinking about how ripe it is for disruption. Rising costs, employer dissatisfaction with graduate skills, technology advances and new entrants are making the case for the need for new ways of thinking about and delivering education. Based on some recent developments, business schools may be the first to feel the heat. Read more...
Streamlined Business Processes Critical to Creating Value for Students
By Paul LeBlanc - EvoLLLution. Today’s higher education marketplace is more competitive than ever before, and institutions are investing significant resources in an array of services and amenities aimed at creating a great student experience. More...