That Fancy University Course? It Might Actually Come From an Education Company.

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The $12,000 course was offered by the University of Oregon. But the fine print showed the class was designed and run by 2U, a for-profit online-education company. Partnerships like this are reshaping higher education.

As colleges seek more revenue, firms like 2U Inc. design online programs and aggressively recruit students, leaving some confused Christina Denkinger signed up for a University of Oregon online data analytics course she later realized was being taught by a company.

 

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This article is a heinous attempt at clickbait. Sounds like you need a better reporter.

Trump U esq

Who would pay $12,000 for one college course?

OJDaRiceMan

12k course? Wtf

🤢 University’s are subcontracting out their coursework? Was it not cheaper to hire a professor?

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