“Lifelong learning feels as though it’s becoming less peripheral. A number of universities are investing in new institutes, short course platforms, and flexible offerings, but the real challenge is whether they can make it sustainable.” buff.ly/Ekcyvw4

Big news in UK higher education this morning with the news that University of Greenwich and University of Kent are set to merge - would not be surprised to see more of this in the next 12 months - buff.ly/YkS2E9a

"Universities face questions when starting to develop a portfolio of online courses and degrees. One key decision … is whether to establish a separate online arm with dedicated functions and responsibility for new degrees and, potentially, legacy ones." buff.ly/JRoNbo3

"Given everything happening in UK HE, and the increasingly competitive nature of the online education market, the international TNE online market is only going to become more important." buff.ly/yqkojym #onlinelearning #onlineeducation #highereducation

What could be better than learning about The Beatles online from the University of Liverpool... #onlinelearning #onlineeducation #highereducation buff.ly/3pzbPyO?

"Some university short course webpages are among the best examples you’ll find anywhere of pages most likely to achieve a 100% bounce rate — countless examples lack the basics students need: pricing, start dates, time commitment, duration and eligibility." buff.ly/6qyLdhC

"This shift towards a portfolio focused on careers and employment presents a fundamental challenge for universities, both in being desirable partners that can align with it and in facing the competition as an alternative study destination." buff.ly/BNOsbc6

"while the choices universities face in operationalising their online portfolios may lead them down different paths..given projected needs, developing to better serve a mature student audience, motivated by prof. development would be a wise investment." buff.ly/JRoNbo3

"Coursera is moving toward a competency-based education model in which the unit of organisation is not a degree title like “data science” but the job role itself. Skills, knowledge, and assessments are mapped directly to the realities of that role." buff.ly/BNOsbc6

"AI features are reshaping established EdTech products used by universities, while a wide array of consumer AI technologies are being adopted personally by students and staff alike." buff.ly/IIdjrmd

"It would be obvious to point to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE)..as a stimulus..but it would be easy to overstate its impact...The funding is focused on disaggregated UG provision, which..has a minimal presence in the lifelong learning landscape." buff.ly/FMtJ1AO

"A challenge..is the extent to which EdTech companies and their products can genuinely offer distinct benefits over general-purpose generative AI tools for many of the functions they are developing." buff.ly/IIdjrmd

"With the summer behind us, it’s time to look back at some key developments in the last quarter in UK higher education, and online education in particular..there has been no shortage of relevant and noteworthy developments over the past quarter" buff.ly/GQ6i975

"For Coursera, the challenge is one of credibility, not just growing learner numbers, but proving that its courses and credentials translate into meaningful skills and workplace impact." buff.ly/dC8ySzr #onlinelearning #onlineeducation #highereducation

"Universities face various questions when starting to develop a portfolio of online courses & degrees. One key decision…is whether to establish a separate online arm with dedicated functions & responsibility for new degrees and, potentially, legacy ones." buff.ly/9rMTjYN

"What has been evident this quarter is a more concentrated focus on developing propositions and courses that align with the prevailing narrative of recent years, education as a utility for professional development and skills, particularly in short forms." buff.ly/7PDDg6S

"There is a certain orthodoxy in how the sector builds a case for doing something new or different, and it tends to be overly reliant on user (student) research focused on asking people what they want." buff.ly/W6cCCe6

"as things stand, disaggregation of online degree provision is happening largely at PGT level, and given the current online student market and the exclusionary nature of the LLE for online education, I would not expect this to change anytime soon" buff.ly/7PDDg6S

"one wonders what the impact would be if students had greater options and more explicit and deliberate flexibility within a campus anchored undergraduate degree" buff.ly/W6cCCe6

"While some EdTech companies position their advantage as offering a prompt-free interface that doesn't rely on user prompting skills, this also needs to be underpinned by confidence that the company has a nuanced & sophisticated understanding of learning." buff.ly/OxIWWsn