E-Ed-Ec: The State of the Online Academic Sector and its Regulation
An Online Video Conference Commemorating the Contributions of Glenn Jones to Online Education
August 3rd2016
12:00pm-2:15pm
Agenda
12:00pm-12:05pm – Opening Remarks
Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University: Welcome
12:05pm-12:15pm – Tribute to Glenn Jones
Milton Goldberg, former Chancellor, JIU: The Contributions of Glenn Jones
12:15pm-12:45pm – The Online University Sector
Moderator: Joyce Scott, Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Ryan Craig, Managing Director, University Ventures: The Emerging Competency Marketplace
Goldie Blumenstyk, Senior Writer, Chronicle of Higher Education: The Growing Role of the Embedded For-Profit in High Education
Henry Lucas, Chair, Decision, Operations and Information Technologies, University of Maryland: The Opportunities and Threats of Technology-Enabled Teaching and Learning
12:45pm-1:15pm – The MOOC Industry
Moderator and speaker
Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University: Why MOOCs are Bad for Innovation
Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania: MOOCs and the Modularization of Education
Burck Smith, CEO, StraighterLine: The Rise of Alt Credit
1:15pm-1:45pm – Regulatory Issues
Moderator: Roberts T. Jones, President & Founder, Education Workforce Policy: On Line: Quality and Access
Mike Goldstein, Co-Chair, Higher Education Practice Group, Cooley LLP: Regulation as the Mother of Invention
Dr. Peter Ewell, President, National Council of Higher Education Management Systems: Accreditation and Other Accountability Issues
Jo Groebel, Director, German Digital Institute: E-Education at Private and Public Universities in Germany and Beyond: Business Models, Challenges, and Competition
1:45pm-2:15pm – Keynote Speaker: Where Non-Traditional Universities are Going
Peter Horrocks, Vice Chancellor, The Open University, UK