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A very interesting article on the future of higher ed. I found this quote to be particularly interesting. "Colleges and universities have an abundance of intellectual capital; intellectual resources and assets that most companies would love to have in their R&D divisions.  Mathematicians, technologists, engineers, designers, marketers, anthropologists -- and the list goes on and on.  However, for some reason our collective academic culture does not encourage collaboration across the organization, and from what I hear from some colleagues, it can even be confrontational.  Yes, the needs of students, the needs of faulty, and the needs of the administration and staff can create competing priorities.  However, for most private institutions, and some public institutions, there is only one need that matters, and that is the need to survive long-term. "

"Rather than think about how "MOOCs" will influence liberal arts education, perhaps it is time to flip the question. What does traditional liberal arts education have to offer "MOOCs"? The answer remains the enduring value of education that produces critical thinkers, life-long learners and economically and politically contributing members of society. But in order to accomplish that feat, liberal arts education may have to take a lesson from MOOCs on how to generate excitement for the deployment of technology in service of inter-institutional and even international classrooms, information competency and problem-solving based courses.""