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Online Courses Have Reached A Turning Point That Should Scare Bricks and Mortar Colleges
Business Insider ^ | 06/28/2013 | Max Nisen

Posted on 06/28/2013 11:05:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: B4Ranch

Most of them, like my daughter have pretty decent scholarships.

I had no real concept of just how good her school was. Until recently, that is. We went on a trip out west ans stopped in a lot of high end galleries. Once the curators realized she was not “ just a tourist” I saw their demeanor change.

They went from barely speaking to her, to being fully engaged.

After seeing that happy half a dozen times, I walked away much more comfortable with her future.


21 posted on 06/28/2013 8:38:39 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

It takes you three years to get through college?

22 posted on 06/28/2013 8:54:01 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: MrB

What online courses are you looking at. We’ve been mostly disappointed in the quality of online courses. Too many simply try to replicate the classroom and to the convenience of the teacher.


23 posted on 06/30/2013 4:28:02 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Dysart

MIT has started putting its courses online, including lectures, notes, and even exams, which I believe some professors (or their assistants) will score and provide feedback on. For some courses they give a certificate of completion though of course no actual credit. It’s all free and no registration required.

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm


24 posted on 06/30/2013 4:44:15 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: 1010RD

They have 10 yrs to get it right (for my family).


25 posted on 06/30/2013 5:28:08 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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