This commentary discusses reasons that lead scholars to feel entitled to make judgements in areas where they have little or no expertise. Three current reports about the future of online learning are considered, issued by the Global Learning Council, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Gates Foundation. Two of these publications contain…

The purpose of this study is to explore the slow development of online learning initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Specifically, the research has investigated the relationship between academic and executive-level administrators in a four-year private university and Roger's Theory of Diffusion as it relates to…