Insourcing or Outsourcing Online Education
I thought I’d compile the slew of articles that had been written on this topic, mostly for myself to keep track of the articles and to read them more carefully at my “leisure.”
Before the recent interest in OPM (Online Program Management) companies, Tony Bates had written about it in 2010:
Some Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Online Education, Tony Bates,
There were the occasional pieces written as more OPMs began to emerge on the online education landscape:
A Tipping Point for OPM?, Lindsay McKenzie, June 4, 2018
Then came the piece in Huffington Post which went viral, and stirred up a lot of emotions about cost of higher education, online education, and OPMs:
The Creeping Capitalist Takeover of Higher Education, Kevin Carey, April 1, 2019
Think pieces and critiques of Carey’s article:
Vulture Capitalism and the Future of Higher Education, Steven Mintz, April 4, 2019
Education in the Corporate Oz, Aaron Barlow, April 4, 2019
Stephen Downes’ Brief Commentary, April 4, 2019
When Colleges Consider Outsourcing Online Programs, Calculations Can Get Complicated, Jeffrey R. Young, Apr 4, 2019
7 Arguments Against “The Creeping Capitalist Takeover of Higher Education,” Joshua Kim, April 7, 2019
Why Kevin Carey Is (Mostly But Not Entirely) Wrong (Again), April 9, 2019, Steve Krause
And tweets between Kevin Carey, Steve Krause, & Cathy Davidson…
No, I’ve never advocated for MOOCs as the solution absent the many other important things that colleges provide. I just don’t think that existing colleges are the only organizations that can provide those things.
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1) April 9, 2019
Revenue From Online Ed Is On the Rise. So Is the Competition, Moody’s Says, April 09, 2019
What Kevin Carey Got Right (and Wrong), Doug Lederman, April 10, 2019
IHE’s Expert Roundup: What Kevin Carey Got Right and Wrong, Steven Mintz, April 10, 2019
OPMs Are Losing the Battle for Hearts and Minds, Edward J. Maloney & Joshua Kim, April 10, 2019
The Assumption that Online Teaching is Cheaper, Matt Reed, April 11, 2019
Why Everyone’s Talking About “The Creeping Capitalist Takeover Of Higher Education,” Cait Etherington, April 16, 2019
Learning Innovation, Scholarship and the Carey Article, Edward J. Maloney & Joshua Kim, April 17, 2019
What Matters Most: Quality, Access, Outcomes and Sustainability, Chip Paucek, April 17, 2019
For Colleges, Outsourcing the Virtual Future Is a Bad Idea, Robert Ubell, Apr 22, 2019
Why We Disagree on OPMs, Edward J. Maloney & Joshua Kim, April 24, 2019
Soon after, there was an OLC webinar on Establishing Online Programs Through Strategic Insourcing, May 2nd:
@jonbecker @JohnStewartPhD sparked a convo that @OLCToday picked up for a free popup webinar! @tbcavanagh @VDelCasino and YOU get to share stories of Establishing Online Programs Through Strategic Insourcing. May 2nd 4-5pm ET – Register at https://t.co/2EVuKsmvUS
— Angela Gunder (@angelagunder) April 29, 2019
And a Twitter hashtag on #InsourceOnline:
The study I just mentioned on #InSourceOnline is here: Study: Some Four-Year Institutions Provide Inaccurate, Confusing Cost Information – Higher Education. @OLCToday @angelagunder @VDelCasino https://t.co/x2tH7KqmdT
— Evangeline Cummings (@EvieCummings23) May 2, 2019
California Mulls Crackdown on Online Partnerships, Lindsay McKenzie, May 9, 2019
Do Tech Companies Inflate the Cost of Online Education? A CEO Responds, May 14, 2019
Doing It Yourself: The ‘Internal OPM’ Model, Mark Lieberman, May 15, 2019
As Competition Mounts, 2U Signals Big Changes for Online Education, August 01, 2019 (Premium access)
Updated: August 1, 2019, 9:11AM ET
