UK universities face threat from online courses and for-profit colleges

Tuesday 21st May

UK universities face threat from online courses and for-profit colleges

Posted at 8:22AM Monday 11 Mar 2013

Traditional, middle-ranking universities face extinction within the next decade, a leading education expert has said.

Sir Michael Barber, chief education adviser of the world's biggest education firm, Pearson, said even elite universities could struggle to survive in the face of competition from online courses and giant for-profit colleges.

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