THE single issue that underpins the entire debate about of university fee freedom revolves around just one issue — price elasticity. Just how much are mums, dads and their kids willing to pay to get into their chosen university degree? It’s somewhat surprising that just a year after the soaring popularity of zero-fee MOOCs sent …
Barack Obama famously surfed to his first presidential victory on the back of his ‘audacity of hope’ war cry. A few years on, and in a globalised arena, online education purveyors are now struggling with news headlines of ‘Udacity can’t cope’, and the subsequent cries appear to be tears of bewilderment, rather than war. The …
To all the thousand trusty professors and associate professors who scrimped on their tea money to finance the latest anti-cuts campaign, I can only say save your dosh! Buy yourself an extra cream bun next week, or buy a lotto ticket – because both have a higher marginal chance of bringing you satisfaction than the …
