Online program companies publish data to try to sway critics

Image:  As college leaders have increasingly accepted the idea that online education will be fundamental to their futures, many of them -- believing they lack the up-front money or in-house expertise to launch and manage those efforts -- have turned to companies that provide digital instructional design, marketing, student support and other services. The rise of those online program management (OPM) or online program enablement (OPE) companies has brought with it growing scrutiny. Some...