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Source: LearnDash.com

Online Education Is NOW

Source: Forward Thinking Ashford University

After announcements of the major Ivy League institutions forming loosely structured collaborations in EdX, Coursera and other alternative models we shouldn’t be surprised to see other respected institutions joining forces. When you see the list of the following institutions agreeing to work together to allow their students to share online credit you must finally acknowledge that online learning has begun to disrupt Higher Education:

  • Brandeis University
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Northwestern University
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Rochester
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Wake Forest University
  • Washington University in St. Louis

How can small private Liberal Arts institutions compete with these types of collaborative efforts. Will this be the beginning of the end for the small Liberal Arts University?