Jack Welch’s Online MBA

2009-06-26 (Friday) by Gregory Tucker.

http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=2478&tag=nl.rSINGLE

• University of Phoenix Online enrollment up 20%
• Twice as many people took online courses compared with 5 years ago

I graduated from the University of Phoenix Online program in June 2008, and I have no shame in admitting so. The instructors were knowledgeable and experienced, the coursework was challenging, and I learned a great deal.I believe the traditional programs have a number of challenges:

• Costs: it costs a lot to maintain campuses and facilities.
• Tenure: the tenure system serves only to protect academics from the real world. Tenure is specifically not designed to serve the interests of the students.
• Purpose: In many disciplines, the purpose of obtaining a Ph.D. is to go on to teach other Ph.D.’s. It is a self-fulfilling cycle that serves little purpose.

It is interesting that Jack Welch has decided to start his own online MBA program. I believe it will be a raging success.

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