If Universities Were In Business, They’d Be Out Of Business: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

If Universities Were In Business, They’d Be Out Of Business: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy


Monopolies don’t change until a competitive alternative comes along. Online learning offers a far superior formal teaching product. What it can’t deliver is teacher-student interaction. This is the competitive response that will make university life better for both faculty and students. Given that the education system is vital to Canada’s future, the payoff would be enormous.

This Globe and Mail report shows that all institutions have to re-invent themselves . Embrace the possibilities -do not place hurdles in front of constructive change and possibilities . PR