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Stephen Downes

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I think this is a fair-minded article addressing an ever-more pressing issue now that colleges and universities can't just bring students into the country on temporary visas (this is happening globally, not just where we live). The spectacular failure of 2U, reported here a few weeks ago, suggests that the finances don't work; fees must remain high, it seems, because the cost of acquiring new online students is so high. But maybe it's good for other reasons, says Neil Mosley. "It is a good investment because it expands the ways in which HEIs offer access to higher education, broadening the audiences they can reach and enhancing their capability to serve existing audiences."

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