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Maybe I'm biased from seeing one after the other but recently there has been so many data points on, how to call it, self-paced teaching/learning that I think t
by Jun8 15y ago
Maybe I'm biased from seeing one after the other but recently there has been so many data points on, how to call it, self-paced teaching/learning that I think this movement has definitely gained critical mass. People still debate endlessly about the relative merits of classroom teaching vs. approaches like Khan Academy, but the enormous success of Stanford and MIT online courses followed by codecademy and now this is, to me, irrefutable proof of a huge need.
The next step is to diversify these approaches to other domains, i.e. x.cademy. How about creative writing, web design, typography, plumbing, general relativity (if you think this is far fetched, check out all the questions from laymen on Physics exchange about GTR and gravity)? It would be great if there were a standard way of putting together course materials, i.e. a wrapper format and standard ways of presentation.
- zds 15y agoThanks! We think it's self-paced learning's moment too. And on the second one - let us worry about that ;)
- hkmurakami 15y agoI wonder how the impending proliferation of Code/KahnAcademy-like sites will impact the bottom line of traditional "e-learning" providers such as SkillSoft[1], which provide training material for businesses. Would CodeAcademy remain a B2C company while the existing B2B electronic learning companies remain untouched? Would CodeAcademy go head to head with these companies to fight over the money of HR departments worldwide? Would CodeAcademy's existence spur a price war? I'm very keen on seeing how these online academies' business models develop over time. [1]http://www.skillsoft.com/ http://www.skillsoft.com/