Neil, Morgan, and Phil continue the mini-series looking at an early 2024 roundup of online education with a view on demand. What are enrollment signals telling us about what student want? What are the counter-arguments to what the three all seem to be seeing?

Neil, Morgan, and Phil start a mini-series looking at an early 2024 roundup of online education with a view on products. Specifically, how should we view the multiple reports about microcredentials and noncredit offerings as a key strategy for online education moving forward, and are efforts from commercial providers like Coursera threats or enablers for higher education institutions? Clearly the uptake of microcredentials is slow, but is it e-portfolio in nature or a megatrend?

Phil, Morgan, and Neil address the question of what meaningful innovations are we seeing, mostly in higher education. And after pushing themselves to find solid answers, addressing the question of why there is so little innovation in EdTech right now. Integrating old ideas and established EdTech can be wonderful, but is there anything outside of AI that is new?

Phil, Morgan, and Neil look at the rapid rise of commercial video platforms into the EdTech toolset, the promise but slow adoption of education-specific tools to address pedagogy, and how realtime application of Gartner frameworks might apply.

Phil, Morgan, and Neil look at multiple indicators of financial stress and existential crises at colleges and universities and how this can change the online education and EdTech environment. Given the barrage of negative news stories, the trio try to find a positive lens where possible into the nature of change.

Phil, Neil, and Morgan highlight key news stories from the holidays and then turn their sights towards expected EdTech news stories in 2024. What stories are we tracking, and why are they important?

Looking at EdTech conferences, what are the themes behind disappointing events and what are valuable experiences? Phil, Neil, and Morgan also discuss conferences they recommend.

Phil, Neil, and Morgan discuss the prospects and issues involved in colleges and universities being able to create and successfully run online programs with internal resources.

Phil, Morgan, and Neil address recent news on 2U and OpenAI turmoil, followed by a look at recent online enrollment data. How is online expanding beyond its sweet spot and which trends are structural or pandemic-driven?

Phil Hill, Neil Mosley, and Glenda Morgan discuss the impact of AI on the LMS market and how vendors are incorporating it into their softwares.