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True. And because of this I think at this stage it's impossible to say which one will become huge. They're all lacking two extremely core components: credibil
by aik 14y ago
True. And because of this I think at this stage it's impossible to say which one will become huge. They're all lacking two extremely core components: credibility and any sort of structured curriculum.
Credibility:
What employer understands the value of Udemy or Coursera courses? Essentially none. And understandably so.
Structured curriculum:
No high school student today will spend on their own time, instead of going to university, 1-4 intense years of Udemy or Coursera courses. A very large majority of high school students haven't the slightest clue what they want to spend their life doing. Without any clue, there is no way they will have sufficient drive on their own to lead their own education efforts.
I haven't seen anything from either of these websites that even come remotely close to solving these issues.
- fusiongyro 14y agoI think you've hit the nail on the head. This big educational startup land grab is futile until someone can address these two problems meaningfully. The first one isn't going to come down on its own in less than a couple generations--we're talking 20-40 years. Whoever solves these problems first stands to reap the biggest rewards.