UC Prez has some online ed doubts

...In a departure from some of the online education hype that marked the early part of the year, [CSU Chancellor Timothy] White and [UC President Janet] Napolitano said they didn't see online course technology as a solution for lower-division or remedial course work -- though they said it is promising for some specialized courses. White went further, calling a recent San Jose State experiment with the online startup Udacity -- in which fewer than half of the students passed online courses -- a failure.  "For those who say, 'Well, Tim, you'll save a lot of money if ... you do more things online,' that's not correct," he said.

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