NYU MicroBachelor retiring

[cardiacclep]

Not surprised. EdX is largely becoming a shell of what its original intention was. I was following the micro bachelors from the start and it looked very promising. However, just the mere fact that not one of the classes seemed to align with anything from TESU making it unclear what classes transferred as and no letter grades   .  EdX has an identity crisis......what are they now? Providers of MOOCs to provide equal access to great courses/universities? Middle men for the parent company? I assume the latter now. 

It's disappointing a benevolent alt higher ed program can't get it correct. So much promised squandered because  ultimately of incremental greed. You can see it in the increases at Outlier too. The big three also are becoming more restrictive with more credit hoops and pricing pathways to navigate. Keep price squeezing the market you aim to "serve" until you fall into oblivion. Rinse and Repeat. Edtech is so fluid now without the army of incredible posters here in this exceptional forum....it would be near impossible to make accurate economic decisions surrounding which courses and colleges to attend in the online space.