Comments on: Translating a Free Online Education into a College Diploma http://pedanticposts.com/translating-a-free-online-education-into-a-college-diploma/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 05:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 By: Skinner http://pedanticposts.com/translating-a-free-online-education-into-a-college-diploma/#comment-46 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:11:41 +0000 http://pedanticposts.com/?p=376#comment-46 Well I don’t think it would replace colleges. Of course there is still value in going off to college, making friends, growing up, and experiencing new things. But I think we can save a lot of time and money by reexamining the whole process.

I have another idea for post-graduation studies (or really anyone) where you can gain some recognition for finishing those programs. But this comment is not the place for it, so look forward to a post someday!

(I like the D/dt dropped in there (I’m a fan of creative writing styles))

]]> By: kh http://pedanticposts.com/translating-a-free-online-education-into-a-college-diploma/#comment-45 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:35:10 +0000 http://pedanticposts.com/?p=376#comment-45 I’ve never thought about this from the perspective of replacing colleges. I have thought about it in terms of post-bac/post-grad continued education programs–basically a virtual classroom for professionals. Similar to Stanford Travel Study (in terms of clientele and marketing approach), with the shared goal of helping promote life-long learning. Start it like facebook with the Ivy’s Plus alum, then gradually expand. I know Bill Gates has tried to establish a program that offers lectures online–and it costs a pretty penny.

Anyway, how does this connect to getting a BA or BS, and testing? Well, it doesn’t directly. However, I agree that the way we educate is not keeping pace with the D(we communicate and obtain information)/dt. I think that during our lifetime, the landscape of how we learn is going to change in ways impossible to imagine from our current vantage point. But I think that innovation, risks, and private industry definitely have a role to play.

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