Scaling Education ~ Sramana Mitra on Strategy...

Forbes columnist (and MIT alumna) Sramana Mitra writes in The Education Solution...

"...there is still a stigma attached to online education. Elite institutions do not want to dilute their brands by expanding the reach of their methodology using online channels. This is a mistake, a humongous lost opportunity, and one that needs to be revisited because an astoundingly large number of people in America need retraining and career makeovers right now. In India, China, Brazil and Indonesia, the sheer size of the populations suggests that nothing other than online education can meet the needs of billions of people hungry for an opportunity to learn and secure a passport out of poverty. The adoption of online education has happened largely in the for-profit education world..."

Yes, indeed, and Mitra goes on to spotlight University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, LA College, and others. And in our Development Ventures class (and sister offerings) we've been actively exploring mobile offerings and other ways of dialing-up scalable educational experiences for everyone, everywhere. This is a very compelling domain!