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  • Higher Education in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Michael Lovenheim

    Higher Education in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Michael Lovenheim

    Since its inception, online education has faced heavy skepticism, if not downright opposition. A recent study by David Deming, Michael Lovenheim, and Richard Patterson finds that students benefit from the education quality improvements that traditional brick-and-mortar institutions make in response to the disruptive threat posed by their online competitors. Michael…

  • Disruptive Competition: Online Degree Programs in the Higher Education Market

    Disruptive Competition: Online Degree Programs in the Higher Education Market

    In February 2006, Congress repealed the “50 percent rule.” Originally enacted in 1992, this rule prevented undergraduate institutions from receiving federal financial aid — including funding through Title IV or the Higher Education Act (HEA) — if more than 50 percent of courses were offered online or more than half…