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Stephen Downes

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The three trends are as follows: first, network effects (here called 'flywheel effects') are accelerating the growth of 2U and Coursera, at the expense of other online program management (OPM) companies; second, corporations and online education companies are providing competition to traditional higher education, especially as price becomes a factor; and third, ed tech companies are focusing more on employer-provided education. These are all continuations of trends from previous years, in my view. Doesn't mean they aren't real, though. Via Daniel Christian.

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