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This is well written, and frankly off the mark. If online education got people cushy jobs the way university degrees get people cushy jobs - online education w
by alexashka 9y ago
This is well written, and frankly off the mark.
If online education got people cushy jobs the way university degrees get people cushy jobs - online education would be massively profitable.
That's not the case. There's nothing else to it.
Regarding online education in general:
Universities/colleges should have to post their full curriculum, lecture notes and all textbooks and chapters used for each class - that's enough.
There's no need for businesses here - just tell us what you're teaching your class, and anyone interested can go read the textbook. Make video lectures available as a bonus for a little bit of money, that's it! A lot of students already don't attend classes and just read the lecture notes and chapters needed.
These online education start-ups remind me of companies that take Craigslist and start adding unnecessary bells and whistles to justify their existence. We already have craigslist and it works folks. Stop trying to make a buck by being so incredibly boring.
- anonymous5133 9y agoUniversities already do that. Simply go to google, type whatever course you want to learn followed by syllabus. Some of the bigger schools have all the teachers list their syllabus on a central page as well. Obviously it is for the benefit of the student but indirectly the syllabus is the outline of the course - lists textbooks used, chapters covered, homework problems etc. To get notes you might be able to find online somewhere.
- alexashka 9y agoGreat. This is not obvious to most people. Especially people who've never been to university like me. So the last mile left to accomplish in 'online education' is to standardize the presentation of the syllabus/outline and inform people that that is a viable option.