Written by: Rick Seltzer
Published by: Inside Higher Ed
MBA News Digest Comment: None.
Extracted Content: The coronavirus pandemic will accelerate a transformation in higher education’s business model, with many universities building out online capabilities and expanding nondegree and certificate programs — changes that are highly disruptive in the next year or two but bolster credit prospects for the sector as a whole.
That’s the takeaway from a new report released Wednesday by Moody’s Investors Service. The changes are expected to drive innovation and growth throughout higher education, allowing some universities to emerge stronger with growing enrollment and revenue, even as others struggle and possibly fail, the ratings agency found.