Lessons From Afar
Economist,
May 16, 2003
The Economist takes a look at distance learning and concludes that it didn't take. "The market for online-only programmes," argues the author, "is shaky at best." The article then lists a series of failed or failing ventures, most familiar to readers of this newsletter - Cardean, Fathom, NYU Online - and talks about the shift toward blended learning. The article does acknowledge the success of the University of Phoenix and also suggests that wider broadband adoption (such as in Korea) may spur growth. Like many analyses of online learning, this author doesn't really take into account corporate e-learning and completely overlooks informal learning.
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