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Tangentially: The mission of public universities, in the U.S. at least, is the educate the public (and do research).[1] Inexpensive online courses and resources
by forapurpose 9y ago
Tangentially: The mission of public universities, in the U.S. at least, is the educate the public (and do research).[1] Inexpensive online courses and resources (library, etc.) seem like ideal ways to accomplish that goal. Are they taking advantage of it?
I know that accessing university library (i.e., research) materials is generally very expensive, online or off, though that has long been true.
[1] Believe it or not, their mission is not to make money.
- spraak 9y agoYou're asking if universities take advantage of online courses...? They have been for a while, e.g. MIT's Open Courseware. And there is a lot of evidence that yes, universities' missions is to make money.
- forapurpose 9y agoI am talking about public, not private universities, though I would guess most private U's are non-profits and their missions, at least are publicly stated, are not about money.
- mathattack 9y agoFrom their stated mission - sure. But when they're run by tenured faculty, the mission sometimes swerves to enriching them. :-)