The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Brave New World for Higher Education: "Once dismissed and derided as 'diploma mills,' schools like Phoenix, DeVry Institutes, Strayer University and their counterparts have already had an enormous impact on American postsecondary and postbaccalaureate education. Yes, MIT, Harvard and Berkeley are fabulous brands. But there's every reason to believe that market-oriented entities like Phoenix have every economic incentive to be even more innovative than an MIT in crafting compelling online curricula and content. A decade hence, whose 'courseware' sensibilities will be educating more people faster, better and cheaper around the globe? MIT's? Or Phoenix's?"