Money and Finance
- Moocs’ Disruption Is Only Beginning - By Clayton M. Christensen And Michelle R. Weise
Link to article: MOOCs’ disruption is only beginningJOURNALISTS, AS 2013 ended, were busy declaring the death of MOOCs, more formally known as massive open online courses. Silicon Valley startup Udacity, one of the first to offer the free Web-based...
- Openstax College
This is pretty interesting. It’s innovation in education. And the time is right. OpenStax College offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. These are peer-reviewed texts written by professional content...
- Why I Spent 10th Grade Online - By Sophia Pink
The debate about online education is polarized — it’s either a grand solution for schools’ troubles, or it’s a menace. For example, the Economist recently reported that, because of MOOCs, “the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their...
- Wsj Interviews Bill Gates: Was The $5 Billion Worth It?
Thanks to Will for passing this along. A decade into his record-breaking education philanthropy, Bill Gates talks teachers, charters—and regrets. 'It's hard to improve public education—that's clear. As Warren Buffett would say, if you're...
- How Much Can A Poly Student Save In A Year?
Today's post is a continuation of my previous post. You can read it here: The Truth About Polytechnic Students So....knowing that polytechnic students face a higher level of expenses compared to their secondary school days, how much can they...
Money and Finance
Bill Gates on His Foundation's Health and Education Campaigns
What have you learned so far about MOOCs, or massive open online courses? Are they a superior alternative to traditional classrooms, or is this the best available solution for students who can’t attend a traditional university?
If you look at who’s used MOOCs so far, it’s an elite phenomenon. The completion rates are very low, and the effect on employability is very low. Yes, it’s promising and exciting. But this notion that “just don’t go to school, just connect to a MOOC,” that’s like telling somebody to read the textbook. You’d have to couple that with student support, study groups, lab activity, and the credential. And until you complete that equation, MOOCs have not changed higher ed.
- Moocs’ Disruption Is Only Beginning - By Clayton M. Christensen And Michelle R. Weise
Link to article: MOOCs’ disruption is only beginningJOURNALISTS, AS 2013 ended, were busy declaring the death of MOOCs, more formally known as massive open online courses. Silicon Valley startup Udacity, one of the first to offer the free Web-based...
- Openstax College
This is pretty interesting. It’s innovation in education. And the time is right. OpenStax College offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. These are peer-reviewed texts written by professional content...
- Why I Spent 10th Grade Online - By Sophia Pink
The debate about online education is polarized — it’s either a grand solution for schools’ troubles, or it’s a menace. For example, the Economist recently reported that, because of MOOCs, “the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their...
- Wsj Interviews Bill Gates: Was The $5 Billion Worth It?
Thanks to Will for passing this along. A decade into his record-breaking education philanthropy, Bill Gates talks teachers, charters—and regrets. 'It's hard to improve public education—that's clear. As Warren Buffett would say, if you're...
- How Much Can A Poly Student Save In A Year?
Today's post is a continuation of my previous post. You can read it here: The Truth About Polytechnic Students So....knowing that polytechnic students face a higher level of expenses compared to their secondary school days, how much can they...