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I'd go a step further and say most people would benefit from a series of 3-6 courses on life, available freely, online. Structure on how the modern world works
by alexashka 9y ago
I'd go a step further and say most people would benefit from a series of 3-6 courses on life, available freely, online.
Structure on how the modern world works, that'd be great.
Having clear tracks for specific bachelor degrees is a fool's errand, because most people get higher education to make a living afterwards - online courses don't give you a living (outside of web development and a few other very small niches)
Even if online education did allow people to make a living - it's just so incredibly miserable to learn on your own in comparison to a college/university environment! You can take a course or two and it'll be fun - a full curriculum, you have to really be an unusual person to make that happen.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoWhat's interesting is that these courses are _here already_, and anyone who wants to take advantage of them can do so for free. I'm probably a bit younger than many people on this site, and I learned a massive amount about life and how to live it using CrashCourse videos[1], Khan Academy[2], and a personal finance subreddit[3]. Because of those three sites, even though my household has never made much money, my wife and I are significantly more stable financially and socially than most people in our families. [1] https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/playlists https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/playlists [2] https://www.khanacademy.org/ https://www.khanacademy.org/ [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/
- cholantesh 9y agoOr you might be retired; I keep hearing stories about seniors pursuing degrees - though I don't think I've heard of many going the full nine yards for a doctorate.
- anonymous5133 9y agoYou can use software to have social interaction with online courses though.
- alexashka 9y agoYou can. It's about as good as having an intimate relationship online - you can have it, it's just not even close to the real thing :)