Kiran Pingali, CEO of TELK Group hosts Gary Brode of Deep Knowledge Investing to talk about how Coursera ($COUR), 2U ($TWOU), and other online education platforms are remaking the expensive on-campus education model.
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Yet again, universities overcharge students for low-value degrees
Great article in today’s WSJ highlighting USC’s tactic of heavily marketing a $115,000 online degree with low post-graduate salaries. 1) One reason we favor $COUR is they are driving costs down for students including online degree students. 2) Students should start to consider return on investment before entering a program. Cost, degree, school, and salary … Read more
Deep Knowledge Investing Interviewed on Class Futures Podcast
I’d like to thank Jonathan Lloyd for having me on his podcast to discuss online education. Great conversation about Coursera, 2U, and the future of educational opportunities. Please feel free to check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gicGApWB #education#podcast#onlineeducation#onlineeducationplatform $COUR $TWOU
The Depth Report – Online Education – The Institutional Problem
Robert Scott, the President Emeritus of Adelphi University published an article linking to our work where he claimed that tuition costs, poor return on investment, and student debt are not valid concerns for students considering online vs on-campus study. This is a topic that deserves national discussion and debate. In an extensively researched piece, we … Read more
Finding the Next Amazon in Ed Tech
Higher education in the U.S. is in crisis. The average American college student leaves university with burdensome debt loads and much doubt about securing a successful career. Gary Brode, founder of Deep Knowledge Investing, returns to Real Vision to argue that the solution to this problem is online education. Brode tells Real Vision’s Jack Farley … Read more
Deep Knowledge Investing Featured on Chinese Media
We’d like to thank Jia Guo of Stansberry China for working with us on this week’s piece on online education and Coursera. Jia, it was such a pleasure working with you, and we look forward to creating lots of great stock-related content with you in the future. Thanks to Stansberry China and Jia for a … Read more
Deep Knowledge Investing interviewed on Stocks for Beginners
I’d like to thank Philip Muscatello for having me on Stocks for Beginners, his fantastic podcast focusing on helping new investors understand the markets. We discussed online education, and Phil made sure the discussion was approachable by investors of all experience levels. Phil – thanks for the great conversation! For those of you interested in … Read more