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Why do they need an application fee to process a simple registration form? Are we supposed to believe that they'll actually deny admissions to anyone? And $6 m

by vaksel 17y ago

Why do they need an application fee to process a simple registration form? Are we supposed to believe that they'll actually deny admissions to anyone? And $6 million? Sure sounds like everything could be automated to require zero human input. And its not like they need a ton of resources, if their target is 15K students, that whole site could be run on a single server

joubert 17y ago
How do things get automated? Spontaneously?
- ironsam 17y ago
  If evolution can do it, so can an online university.
  - trapper 17y ago
    Somehow I don't think this course has a few billion years to get it right.
    - ironsam 17y ago
      I guess you're right. Everything would just become automated if only given enough time.
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eli 17y ago
Exactly how much do you think it costs to create a lesson plan or pay a teacher? Not to mention that virtually all US universities (even online ones) charge fees on top of tuition. This is a university with professors and TAs and set coursework and graded assignments, not just a bunch of documents and automated quizzes. Wikipedia may be closer to what you want, if that's what you're looking for. It'd be more useful if/when it is accredited, but if the coursework is even halfway decent, it's a bargain. More about how it works here: http://www.uopeople.org/THEMETHOD/tabid/209/Default.aspx http://www.uopeople.org/THEMETHOD/tabid/209/Default.aspx
sown 17y ago
Also, consider the beginning and end of semeter/quarters where people register/report/check on their classes/grades. Then it can go all wrong under the load.