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Why
Makes
Classes
Online?
I a J Azis ija @ o ell.edu
Perennial
Problems
With
High
Education
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Fa t : Qua te of la o fo e u de 5 ea s:
de og aphi di ide d?
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Fa t : Regio al dispa it he e spe ifi k o ledge
o siste t ith egio al di e sit is eeded
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Fa t : “t i e fo alue‐added ased a d i o atio ‐
d i e e o o ith effi ie t dist i utio et o k
a d i p o ed o petiti e ess.
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fa ult ti e to do highe ‐ alue tasks, i ludi g eeti g
ith stude ts, athe tha epeati g stale ate ial
agai a d agai , he e lo e the osts, hile at the
sa e ti e apa le of edu i g egio al i e ualit gap
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Nu e of pa ti ipati g stude ts U“: a thi d take at least o e
lass o li e, i ludi g th ough MOOC o assi e ope
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Trends
• , leadi g s ie tists f o Ha a d, “ta fo d a d M.I.T. sta ted o pa ies like edX, Cou se a a d othe s to p o ide MOOCs fo f ee, to a o e i the o ld ith a I te et o e tio
att a ti g , o o e stude ts .
• A izo a “tate U i e sit joi s ith edX, a o p ofit o li e e tu e fou ded M.I.T. a d Ha a d, to offe a o li e f esh a ea that ill e a aila le o ld ide ith o ad issio s p o ess a d full u i e sit edit. Ea h edit osts $ , ut stude ts ill ot ha e to pa until they passthe ou ses th ough edX platfo as MOOCs . Offe s “ta u ks e plo ees the ha e to o plete thei deg ees o li e at o ost
• I ela d‐ ased ALI“ON‐ Ad a ed Lea i g I te a ti e “ ste s O li e ‐ p o ides f ee o li e i te a ti e edu atio to help people a ui e asi o kpla e skills. It has a illio egiste ed lea e s, the ulk of ho li e i the U“, UK, I dia, Mala sia, the
Philippi es, Nige ia a d the Middle East. It has , stude ts a d add 5 , lea e s ea h o th likel to p olife ate • G o i g e og itio to g aduates of o li e ou ses despite o
