More and more colleges are tapping outside companies for academic-related services as institutions face financial constraints, struggle to stay competitive, and seek to better serve students. Examples of such services include online-program management, experiential learning, and virtual reality in the classroom.
U.S. colleges now have a range of academic and student-support-related services to explore from nationwide and global vendors. The most-cited reasons for these partnerships include superior service to in-house alternatives and speed.
The New Learning Partnerships outlines strategies to help leaders build lasting partnerships and establish safeguards that assure institutional control.
