For those admitted, the pandemic has hastened online learning on an unprecedented scale. Through HarvardX, the institution had tinkered with projecting its teaching across the globe, then started learning how to generate revenue from it (see this issue for a report on the disposition of edX). Harvard Business School Online, predicated on users’ willingness to pay, took the concept further. But with the temporary need to teach remotely, impelled by COVID-19, Harvard has crossed the Rubicon. With the Corporation’s blessing, the Graduate School of Education offered its master’s degree (normally one year in residence) as a two-year virtual program. That instantly made it more appealing and affordable to more mid-career applicants.
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