EdBizWatch

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative

“This is one of the most inaccurate pieces of @#%$ floating around...”

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative, Jeffrey Young, The Chronicle of HE

College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041% Since 1977

Bureau of Labor Statistics show textbook prices have risen over 3x inflation 1977-2015.

College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041% Since 1977, Ben Popken, NBC

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others

Co offers an adaptive courseware catalogue, analytics dashboard, & course authoring tools.

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others, edSurge

Interview with Stanford President, John Hennessy

Can online learning can match traditional instruction in motivating students.

Interview with John Hennessy, George Anders, MIT Technology Review

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education

The “unbundling” of classes is one of the most provocative ideas in higher education.

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5B Bankruptcy Claim

Claim represents fees, expenses, lost wages of 500,000 students.

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5 Billion Bankruptcy Claim, Stephanie Gleason, WSJ

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education

Mistake #1:  "Open Online Courses Are a Substitute for Traditional Courses"

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Copley Retention Sys Raises $1.5M from Mark Cuban, Others

Retention analytics systems are sought after by colleges to improve graduation rates. 

Copley Retention Systems Raises $1.5 Million, T.G. Mathewson, EducationDive

Software Will Not Eat Education

When it comes to higher education, Marc Andreessen is wrong. 

Software Will Not Eat Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

CampusLogic Raises $4.1M from University Ventures, Others

The student self-service software-as-a-service platform simplifies the financial aid process.

CampusLogic Raises $4.1 Million, Haley Ringle, Phoenix BizJournal

Why Aren’t Billionaires Investing in Higher Ed Innovation?

Will today's philanthropists out-innovate Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Stanford?

Why Aren’t Today’s Billionaires Investing in Higher Ed Innovation? Dan Pianko, edSurge

America’s Experiment with For-Profit Colleges Has Failed

Students in for-profit colleges borrow ~4x what they would have at a 2-yr public college.

America’s Experiment with For-Profit Colleges Has Failed, Matt Phillips, Quartz

Government to Forgive Student Loans at Corinthian Colleges

Ed Dep't estimated that if all 350,000 Corinthian students over the last 5 yrs got relief, that could be $3.5 billion.

Government to Forgive Student Loans at Corinthian Colleges, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Benefits Grow for Public University Presidents, Survey Finds

Median presidential pay for public colleges in 2014 was 50x the median student tuition.

Benefits Grow for Public University Presidents, Survey Finds, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Bill Gates, College Dropout: Don’t Be Like Me

The skeptics suggest, maybe you don’t need a college degree.

Bill Gates, College Dropout: Don’t Be Like Me, David Leonhardt, New York Times

A Clearer Role for MOOCs

Online courses are unlikely to take over higher ed, but they can help revitalize it.

A Clearer Role for MOOCs, Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School

He's one of the best paid hedge fund managers and took home $2.3 billion in 2013.

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Epigeum Acquired by Oxford University Press for $16.3 Million

Co has developed 78 online courses used by 230 universities in 37 countries.

Oxford University Press Acquires Epigeum, Developer of Higher Ed Courses, edSurge

What's Left After Higher Education Is Dismantled

Soon there will be no viable option for providing quality higher ed to the masses.

What's Left After Higher Education Is Dismantled, Mike Konczal, Mother Jones

The Case for ‘Unbundling’ Higher Education

There's a mismatch between the skills of college graduates and the skills employers seek.

The Case for ‘Unbundling’ Higher Education, Robert Liton, Wall Street Journal