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The end of this article describes a "future situation" that is actually the current situation exactly: "Students with means of their own will have the option o
by kbrwn 12y ago
The end of this article describes a "future situation" that is actually the current situation exactly:
"Students with means of their own will have the option of attending a four-year institution and obtaining all the benefits that come with it. Poorer students will obtain their postsecondary education from MOOCs and their credentials through badges."
How is this any different than what exists right now? The availability of student loans allows low-income students to attend college but brings with it a lot of the ills of MOOCs. Low completion rates being the most common example.
- copsarebastards 12y agoWhy should anyone care about low completion rates for MOOCs?
- kbrwn 12y agoCompletion rates don't matter as much when the content is free. I've signed up for 10+ of MOOC courses but only completed 2. I meant to just point out that if you consider a low completion rate a negative factor than the current system of easy debt for low income students has a similar problem.