Building a collection of online classes could help alleviate bottlenecks and speed up students’ paths to graduation. But supporters hope to use the pilot program to persuade faculty members to back a far-reaching expansion of online instruction that would offer associate degrees entirely online, and, ultimately, a bachelor’s degree… But even as Mr. Edley spoke, several audience members whispered their disapproval. His eagerness to reshape the university is seen by many faculty members as either naive or dangerous.

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by Josh Keller and Marc Parry, The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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