Evolve or dissolve. That advice, from a recent report on virtual universities, played out in two news stories this past week. The University of Texas’ online division is staring down a deep budget hole as it loses a longtime subsidy. And in Utah, budget cuts have killed a 10-campus online consortium.
A Chronicle article today takes a look at how those predicaments reflect the growing pains of public online education. As programs mature, their business models have come under more scrutiny. What role should these consortia play? How should states pay for them? Or should they? —Marc Parry
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