%0 Magazine Article %A Lucas, Henry %D 2014 %J Communications of the ACM %K MOOC %K Minerva Project %K higher education %K Generation Rwanda %K educational technology %P 32-35 %R 10.1145/2661055 %T Disrupting and transforming the university %U http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/10/178788-disrupting-and-transforming-the-university/fulltext %V 57 %X Are universities about to be disrupted the way Kodak, Borders, and Blockbuster, all recently in bankruptcy, were disrupted? Blended courses, online learning, and MOOCs are moving at light speed compared to the typical university. This Viewpoint will highlight the opportunities and threats from technology and recommend that higher education institutions morph their business models in response to these challenges. %7 October 2014 %& 32 %* does not apply