{"id":21037,"date":"2011-07-05T12:36:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T16:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=21037"},"modified":"2011-07-05T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T16:39:11","slug":"i-wondered-when-this-was-going-to-happen-pearson-entering-the-degree-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/07\/05\/i-wondered-when-this-was-going-to-happen-pearson-entering-the-degree-market\/","title":{"rendered":"I wondered when this was going to happen&#8230;Pearson entering the degree market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/education-14011448\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Holloway to validate publisher Pearson&#8217;s degree<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from the BBC<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publishing giant Pearson has announced a partnership with Royal Holloway university that will allow it to enter the degree market.<\/li>\n<li>The university is to validate a degree in business, developed by Pearson, which says it eventually wants its own degree-awarding powers.<\/li>\n<li>A White Paper last week outlined government plans to allow the expansion of private degree providers.<\/li>\n<li>But the lecturers&#8217; union warned of a possible focus on profitable courses.<\/li>\n<li>Pearson said the degree would be available from September 2012.<\/li>\n<li>It said it was in talks with further education colleges, which would teach the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>From DSC:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Many of the publishers already have <em>teams of specialists<\/em> in place; i.e. they&#8217;ve already set their tables<\/strong> <em>(see the graphic I created below that represents where I believe ALL institutions of higher education need to get to &#8212; and as quickly as possible).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12703\" title=\"Table-2015\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Table-20151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Table-20151.jpg 683w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Table-20151-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Holloway to validate publisher Pearson&#8217;s degree &#8212; from the BBC Publishing giant Pearson has announced a partnership with Royal Holloway university that will allow it to enter the degree market. The university is to validate a degree in business, developed by Pearson, which says it eventually wants its own degree-awarding powers. 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