Stanford Chief Wants Higher Ed to Be ‘Affordable, Accessible, Adaptable’ - Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Ed

Mr. Hennessy sounded dubious that online credentials would ever entirely replace undergraduate degrees. Those degrees amount to more than a bunch of courses strung together, he said. But he predicted that online-only professional degrees would continue to grow. To be effective, online learning must overcome several challenges, he said. It has to help students learn better, and it needs to offer a customized experience. "In a live classroom, a good instructor can see what works and what doesn’t," Mr. Hennessy said. Online instruction might be able to do that using real-time data and analytics on how students are engaging (or not) with the material. "We can get instant feedback," he said. http://chronicle.com/article/Stanford-Chief-Wants-Higher-Ed/228505/