...USC’s president, C.L. Max Nikias...takes [a] contrarian
view of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, a free education
movement that is taking root at many prominent colleges and
universities. USC doesn’t do MOOCs. It offers plenty of online
education, especially at the graduate level, but for a price. “That’s
our business model,” he said. Nikias said giving away what the
university provides would be counterproductive. “We’re the ones who
admit students, and we’re the ones who are going to issue degrees,” he
said. “At the end of the day, I feel that without our
academic brand, we’re nothing. Literally nothing.”...
Full story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/02/02/usc-president-seeks-global-reach/
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