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American higher education discussion is usually misplaced because it’s a middle class jobs discussion with extra steps. create the factory jobs which don’t nee
by intended 6y ago
American higher education discussion is usually misplaced because it’s a middle class jobs discussion with extra steps.
create the factory jobs which don’t need a degree and many people will be happier and colleges will no longer be a part of a non-normally distributed outcomes market.
People learn in a variety of ways, and the abysmal completion rates from MOOCs clearly indicate that IT enables education does not solve the problem which causes the symptoms.
Gamification, intervention, multiple steps to keep completion rates up still Result in large drop out rates.
Online education will only work for a few people, and will fail far short of its promise for everyone else.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoI always expected the drop out rates for MOOCs to be high. The cost of entry is low. If you look at organisations like the Open University it's a different picture. People have to put their hand in their wallets and that seems to be enough to fix the problem.
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- intended 6y agothat underscores how our assumptions and solutions don’t make sense - free, quality education avaiLable at any time? That was the holy grail which we thought we had achieved when Salman khan‘S videos started getting shared. Instead we have to concoct filters and tools to get a ~12-13% average completion rate.