Should we still be teaching online? From the open web to Platform U.

The generic pedagogical tools of any LMS (discussions, quizzes, etc.) are generally "free to use" elsewhere on the web. The feature set, while necessary in an LMS, is not where the commercial value lies. The value-added of the LMS is that it provides a digital enclosure that demonstrates a university's due diligence in privacy protection, and expands the university's management of learning. The…