Duke University faculty members, frustrated with their administration and skeptical of the degrees to be awarded, have forced the institution to back out of a deal with nine other universities and 2U to create a pool of for-credit online classes for undergraduates… the vote does not represent an outright rejection of online education but rather specific concerns about for-credit online education offered by third-parties. Faculty also expressed concern about the administration’s handling of the deal and 2U’s cut of the revenue. While there has been considerable hype in the last year about leading colleges and universities embracing partnerships that redefine the way education is delivered, the Duke faculty vote marks the second time in a month that professors at an elite institution have studied one of these partnerships and turned it down. Amherst College’s faculty this month voted down a proposal to join the MOOC provider edX.

Read full article [here].
by Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed.

Posted: April 30th, 2013, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.