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Aside from quality of education debate, the migration toward online education will not get any traction until companies recognize online degrees as equivalent t
by nhebb 16y ago
Aside from quality of education debate, the migration toward online education will not get any traction until companies recognize online degrees as equivalent to brick and mortar degrees. I doubt that will happen within five years. I have no plans to make my kids the test subjects in this experiment, and I doubt many other parents will advise their kids against a brick and mortar degree if they can afford one.
- kragen 16y agoTo rephrase and reverse astrec's comment: Depends a little on what you hope to get from University: a vocational qualification or higher learning. People who are looking for higher learning are already using online resource instead of, or in addition to, existing universities. People who are looking for credentials will obviously go where the credentials are.
- timthorn 16y agoDegrees from the Open University (as mentioned in the article) are indeed recognised as equivalent. The OU has a Royal Charter and has the same level of quality assurance as any other UK university. From its inception in the '60s until a few years ago, all their lectures were broadcast on late night and Saturday morning TV, so anyone could watch high quality education for free well before the Internet.