Intriguing Forecasts for Higher Ed

This week, we offer two pieces containing reflection and projections about online classes and funding for higher education. As always, please have your say in the CCCOnline Community.

This recent post from TechCrunch is one man’s reflection on the California State University system’s new pilot, and his forecast of how such online classes may “end higher education as we know it”:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/how-californias-new-online-education-pilot-will-end-college-as-we-know-it/

A related piece on LinkedIn compares higher ed to the newspaper industry, and explains that today’s students need to prepare for themselves a “college value plan”:  http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130126183946-212158738-is-your-college-going-out-of-business