MITx is a game changer for higher education
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MITx is a game changer for higher education
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Re: MITx is a game changer for higher education
#2MIT OpenCourseware is already amazing, can't wait to see how MITx turns out.
One great teacher can dramatically change a students trajectory. Platforms like MITx can help those teachers reach huge numbers of students.
Also interested to see how interaction among the students in the course will work.
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#3Isaac Asimov, in 1988, gave an interview in which he talked about how this kind of thing would change education. If you didn't know that this was from 1988, you might think it was from last week--that's how well he nailed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJAIERgWhZQ
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#4This is a real game changer for those of us outside the US. My kids are 11 and 13 now. This looks like a huge opportunity growing for them. It will no longer matter that they will be far from a world-class university.
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#5Very interesting. This is potentially one of the most disruptive moves I've seen come out of a university in a long time.
The size of impact that this has on higher education is fully dependent upon how successful their credentialing scheme is implemented and executed. Very curious to see how this unfolds.
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#6This is a real game changer for those of us outside the US. My kids are 11 and 13 now. This looks like a huge opportunity growing for them. It will no longer matter that they will be far from a world-class university.
I would totally hire people who could prove the knowledge and dedication necessary for the work at hand, wherever they come from and whether or not they could afford to go to a big-name University from the 1st world or not.
This free education trend is a game changer for kids in formerly "safe" rich countries, and I see it as unstoppable.
Re: MITx is a game changer for higher education
#7Isaac Asimov, in 1988, gave an interview in which he talked about how this kind of thing would change education. If you didn't know that this was from 1988, you might think it was from last week--that's how well he nailed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJAIERgWhZQ
what a beautiful snippet thank you for sharing ! from the interview :
'people think of education as something that they can finish'
'like prison, the reward of school is getting out'...
Re: MITx is a game changer for higher education
#8Isaac Asimov, in 1988, gave an interview in which he talked about how this kind of thing would change education. If you didn't know that this was from 1988, you might think it was from last week--that's how well he nailed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJAIERgWhZQ
From the age of dinosaurs? Gosh am I old. I like how the interviewer asks about learning baseball. After "Moneyball", we now having additional interesting problems from which kids can learn. Build your fantasy teams and run the probabilities.
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#9Interesting that (from the MITx FAQ) they will provide the classes free of charge but will charge for certification. Has a thread of similarity to an open-source business model. :)
Re: MITx is a game changer for higher education
#10Very interesting. This is potentially one of the most disruptive moves I've seen come out of a university in a long time. The size of impact that this has on higher education is fully dependent upon how successful their credentialing scheme is implemented and executed. Very curious to see how this unfolds.
If you're crediting MIT in your comment, then I feel your credit is misplaced. MIT is reacting to Stanford successfully completing a semester of a very similar initiative. MIT's initiative is incredibly generous, and looks awesome, but I think it's reactionary to Stanford's ___-class.org work.