The Biggest Change in Educaion since the Printing Press

[snafu]

Harvard and MIT have announced a joint venture investment starting with $60 million for on-line courses being offered. Whereas a few hundred students attend each course in Brick & Mortar classrooms, several thousand can sign up and take the courses they need...no matter where in the world their desk is located.

I'm guessing this will go a long way in re-assuring potential students of the validity of on-line learning. I'm guessing that the famous schools see the potential of increased income as e-courses charge higher tuition while hard costs to the university is lower. Further, the drop out rate is high since students must motivate themselves to do the readings, complete and submit the assignments by deadlines, meet with instructors on-line at appointment time and work in cohorts with people they've never met in the traditional sense. The write-up didn't make it clear if there was planned face-to-face segments at the beginning or end of programs as some of the better programs provide.

[rj.phila]

fyi, this was a thing that started as a VC-based initiative in stanford. dont be confused; the online versions of these courses dont provide accreditation for the course. you get to learn. you dont get the piece of paper that gets you the job. its cool, but its not going to replace tuition or anything.

[JBlock]

Does it really started in stanford? Is there any reputable information where we can based it? I'm sorry to ask but been participating to lots of forums to investigate it and finish my thesis study about it.

[jpg7n16]

The Biggest Change in Educaion since the Printing Press

Really?? hah


sorry, couldn't pass up the irony...

[Nightfly]

fyi, this was a thing that started as a VC-based initiative in stanford. dont be confused; the online versions of these courses dont provide accreditation for the course. you get to learn. you dont get the piece of paper that gets you the job. its cool, but its not going to replace tuition or anything.

"The piece of paper that gets you the job" is becoming so wildly overpriced at the same time it is becoming less relevant to the job in question, that I believe universities, as they are structured now, are going the way of VCRs, 8-cylinder engines, and Walkmen. Perhaps these schools are thinking less about a way to make more money and instead getting a jump on the inevitable awareness that the college tuition - at any cost - is simply not worth it.

[YLTL_Dan]

Or you can download the iTunes U app on your favorite Apple device and get access to hundreds of online courses from the same prestigious schools. I love the TED talks on there as well.