This article is a stunning example of how online course design can impact the survival of an institution. In California, Calbright College is being defunded. Why? This: "Fewer than 12% of students who are enrolled make it through the entry-level Essentials course." Arguably, it's not the students' fault. Phil Hill shows us in this article just how badly designed the course is, calling it "one of the most demotivating examples I have seen in higher education." It is truly awful. "The end result is a mess that serves as an obstacle course, preventing learners from getting to the academic program that they need. The content is overly extensive, disjoint, frustrating, and presented in a way that is utterly confusing to navigate.
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