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This is basically how the Open University currently works. They send you the materials for the module, you submit a bunch of assignments that are marked by tuto
by AQuantized 6y ago
This is basically how the Open University currently works. They send you the materials for the module, you submit a bunch of assignments that are marked by tutors throughout the year, then sit an externally invigilated and marked exam at the end.
It seems to work well apart from people losing motivation, but there could be unexploited network effects in large numbers of people supporting each other more informally if it became the norm.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoThere is a lot of dropout in the introductory classes (I remember one person didn't make it to the end of the first tutorial). Once you get past that it becomes more stable. There were forums where you could get peer support and I think some people even got together for regular in-person sessions.