By Dan Sommer - EvoLLLution. Higher education is a rapidly changing and evolving space. Everything from traditional academic institutions, for-profit schools, online universities and specialized skills programs are making headlines as players in the higher education market continue to refine their plans for success in a crowded and competitive market. Some of the biggest stories have been around the fact that in the last few years, colleges have seen declining enrollments for the first time since 1990. More...
Kuali Goes For Profits
Is there a Canadian market for American online programs?
By . I got a phone call last week from an international consultancy company contracted on behalf of a major U.S. state university, wanting to know if I thought there was a Canadian market for U.S. online degrees. Since I didn’t get paid for my advice, I’m willing to share it with anyone who’s interested. (I do find it annoying that universities will pay large sums to general business consultants such as Price Waterhouse, KPMG, Accenture, etc., who then expect professionals in the field to do their work for them for free.) Read more...Adapting to the Highly Competitive Postsecondary Marketplace
By Wayne Parkins - EvoLLLution. 1. What are the biggest problems graduate schools currently face in terms of enrolling students?
There are several things that they face; the biggest is the pool of competitors. The Internet has leveled the playing field in a lot of segments and graduate education is a part of that same environment that’s become flat. More...
Competing in the Executive Education Marketplace
By Paul Almeida - EvoLLLution. 1. What are the most common characteristics of students who enroll in executive education programs?
Executive education caters to people who are executives — people in their 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Most of these students have bachelor’s degrees and many have master’s degrees, but they’ve reached a point in their careers where they know they need to acquire a further set of skills, insights and expertise or networks or even gain further legitimacy by associating themselves with a prominent university. More...
Revue des idées #8 : Comment le marché a pu vaincre la pauvreté
Par Jean-Pierre Gonguet. Les pauvres ont besoin d’avoir accès au marché pour sortir de la pauvreté. C’est la thèse de plus en en plus entendue de la chercheuse Laurence Fontaine qui a étudié historiquement la notion de « marché » et la manière dont l’accès au marché pour les plus pauvres a historiquement bouleversé les ordres établis. Adam Smith toujours là ! Autre débat récurrent, connexe et non tranché : la pauvreté relative mais grandissante de la jeunesse française. Suite...
Coursera shifts focus from ‘impact on learners’ to ‘reach of universities’
British Universities Turn to Capital Markets
By Amy Baker. In a combative exchange of views this week at the Association of Colleges (AoC) International Conference, Minister for Skills and Enterprise, Matthew Hancock MP, challenged the FE colleges present not to use difficulties with the visa system as an excuse for not being able to invest in delivery of education and training in-country. More...
Activity heats up in student information system market
By Matt Zalaznick. A potentially positive higher ed economic indicator is that more institutions purchased student information systems in 2013 than had done so in any year since 2008, according to a recent market analysis by The Tambellini Group. Two of the main reasons given for the 195 purchases were the need to update outdated software and to replace homegrown systems. More...
Promote and Profit from Courses on WizIQ’s Learning Marketplace
By WizIQ. Promoting and selling courses online can at times be challenging for a successful online teacher, but the WizIQ Learning Marketplace makes it easy and profitable! WizIQ’s highly visible, open marketplace provides an ideal opportunity for instructors to create and publish online courses, reach millions of WizIQ users across the world, and collect student payments, for a minimal fee. More...