by gary575 | Aug 30, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
The Washington Post Wonkblog is running a series “Why is Tuition so Damn High?” which I recommend. There are two basic economic theories that lead the discussion list when trying to understand why higher ed costs are skyrocketing relative to all other...
by gary575 | Aug 22, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
I am sure we all know the answer – self-preservation. A commentary on Obama’s higher ed plan includes the following: What this leaves undone As explained above, this doesn’t include important granular data of the kind the Wyden-Rubio bill would mandate...
by gary575 | Aug 1, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Reuters article speaks to the trade-offs between higher ed labor costs and success rates as we try to extend higher ed to less motivated and prepared learners. The California statistics cited are pretty telling: By way of illustration, consider the four-year and...
by gary575 | Jul 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was completely blown away by this – Colorado State offers accreditation for MOOC courses for $89 and has no takers – ZERO in one year. I am sure there are a lot of moving parts here, but an element that I have not paid much attention to is that college...
by gary575 | Jun 27, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
This Tyler Cowen blog entry references a provocative study (gated) suggesting that there is a falling return on cognitive skill – which is a pretty scary proposition. I tend to subscribe to a couple of Tyler’s comments: 1) Rather than accepting “falling...
