Australian university outsourcing: the third-party companies running your online degrees – video
Australian universities have dramatically increased their use of third-party, for-profit companies to deliver courses, a Guardian investigation has found. The companies offer various services – from digital platforms for delivering courses to total course management and support. While the courses provided that are run in partnership with Australian universities offer the same official accreditations that students would receive learning in a classroom, they are not regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Authority, which oversees universities and private colleges