The 'you' in question in the heading of this post is 'universities' (revealing an interesting designation of audience, but I digress). It comes on the heels of "the new 15% 'platform fee' (that) comes on top of de-emphasizing OPM degrees and university content." According to Phil Hill's analysis, which seems right, it means Coursera is taking a 15% cut off the top of course fees, after which they will be split with providers according to the existing formula. OPM contracts are not affected, probably because "OPM contracts went through much more review by university lawyers and executives, and that Coursera cannot unilaterally change those terms." More significant is the logic at work here, as described by Hill: " Coursera is... an aggregator. Aggregators create demand (learners) and leverage that to control markets and set terms with suppliers (universities)." There are (in my view) two possible responses: to block aggregation, or to encourage multiple aggregators. The latter is to my mind the better option.
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