Some Commentary on the Regents Fascination with UC Online

Here's a post from UC-AFT President Bob Samuels on his blog, Changing Universities, which focuses on the potentially destructive relationship between private investment in free online course offerings at elite private schools, and UC's rush to compete and monetize its online future.

The UC Regents, Governor Brown, and the Online Hail Mary

Here's a post from Chris Newfield on his blog, Remaking the University, which focuses on the need for adequate State funding for online initiatives coupled with a faculty directed, rather than private MOOC directed, online future.

Online is not a Siphon to Keep the Public U Running on Empty

Both writer's reach a similar conclusion:   The way for UC to compete in the online future is to ensure that the technology is used to offer the highest educational standard, not merely the cheapest.