These two pieces might lead you to believe that there is new research on the impact of online learning on student completion rates. If that’s your assumption, you would be mistaken.
There is no new research; rather, this is an illustration of how the Arnold Ventures-funded coalition operates (see this post for background). They publish a piece of research, promote it repeatedly with the help of a sometimes overly credulous trade press—Inside Higher Ed in this case—all in an effort to sow fear, uncertainty, and doubt around online learning.
