Now is a very ripe time for disruptive innovation in the e-learning space. This is especially true as the raw stuff of learning - think video lectures, wikis, forums - is increasingly accessible for free, while college tuition rates keep rising.
However, the key phrase there is "disruptive innovation". Perhaps you may be able to serve the lower end of the market, such as tutors and individual students, schools be damned. And once you do manage to get some traction, you're likely to have a lot more success down the road with institutions.
The preeminent scholar in the field of disruptive innovation has actually just published a book specifically about education:
However, the key phrase there is "disruptive innovation". Perhaps you may be able to serve the lower end of the market, such as tutors and individual students, schools be damned. And once you do manage to get some traction, you're likely to have a lot more success down the road with institutions.
The preeminent scholar in the field of disruptive innovation has actually just published a book specifically about education:
http://www.amazon.com/Disrupting-Class-Disruptive-Innovation...
I've been reading it in the last few days and publishing some of my favorite passages to my blog:
http://bit.ly/mad82