The Century Foundation on Online Education and OPMs: Position paper masquerading as a study
A position paper from activists masquerading as a ‘study’ – flawed analysis but valuable public records on contracts
Entries by Phil Hill
California Taking a Break in Online Education Dance of Elephants
California shelves three bills that could have had big impact on OPM arrangements and the definition of nonprofit institutions.
Addressing the Decline of Open Source LMS for #altc Discussion
Updated data shows the continuing dominance of Moodle and general decline of open source LMS solutions.
State of Higher Ed LMS Market for US and Canada: 2019 Mid-Year Edition
Updated graphics with LMS Market data for North America, mid-2019 edition.
BbWorld 2019: Multiple signs of progress but questionable results
A much better conference than last year, with progress on many fronts . . . but does it matter?
Postscript on 2U Earnings Call Story
Clarification on 2U story – ‘institutional suite’ and fee-for-service are additive, not replacement, revenue models
July 30, 2019: The day the OPM market changed
The zeitgeist of online education, at least of the OPM market, changed today as the market leader “recalibrated” their business.
Postscript on D2L Fusion and LMS Market Slowdown
Despite some wins for D2L this summer, we maintain our view that the LMS market has slowed down since last year with fewer competitive bids available.
InstructureCon 2019: A study in contrasts
Instructure is going through changes, with contrasting views apparent between 2015 and 2019 and between executives and staff.
Pearson’s Digital-First Textbook Initiative and Student Choice
This morning Pearson announced a bold move into a digital-first world for textbook publishing, as described by Inside Higher Ed: Pearson, like many publishers in higher education, has long signaled its intent to move from print textbooks to digital courseware. But today the company went farther than anyone else — announcing that all of its […]
