Darwin and the Disruption Cycle: Reframing Higher Education’s Value Proposition
For-profit institutions have created a more business-like higher education industry, where...
What Do Diapers, Banking and Continuing Education Have in Common?
In a commoditized marketplace, the product a particular company is selling becomes less important...
Commoditization, For-Profit Institutions and the Value of Higher Education
There is more to education than simply moving graduates into paid work, but as for-profit...
Education Not So Much a Commodity as a Political Football
The commoditization of higher education is driven by a false economy where students are convinced...
Online Learning Making Education Fungible for Non-Traditional Students
Massive Open Online Courses will not have much impact on traditional, residential higher education....
Context over Content in the Age of MOOCs
If institutions refuse to focus on differentiating themselves with content, they will quickly find...
Yours, Mine and Theirs: Differentiating Online Programming
There are some specific steps an institution can take to become visible in a crowded and...
Credentialing is How Institutions will Differentiate in the Future
Accepting and rewarding prior learning gained from multiple sources is a step institutions can take...
Innovation Instruction Critical for Higher Education Institutions
As increasing numbers of institutions and providers enter the higher education marketplace, the...
Market Differentiation and Cost Savings: The Value of Competency-Based Assessment
Focusing on student assessment rather than instruction is one way institutions can reduce their...
Strength of Character: The Unique Good of Higher Education
Universities’ and colleges’ ability to produce strength of character is what differentiates higher...
Commoditization Lessens the Value of Higher Education to Society
As higher education becomes more commoditized, the impact could be extremely negative on students...
