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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 12615535  China07/28/2013 09:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is a God-send for homeschooling! Your ten year old could be studying at university-level for free! Imagine the possibilities! Another thing, at many universities you can "test out" of some lower level courses by passing on exam. Well, learn the subject online then pass the exam at your university. Do that several times and you'll save a lot of money and time. |
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| Reinvigorated Being User ID: 2782120 United States07/28/2013 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tag for later. I'm a proud Texan & American, posting from Central Texas & have no clue why my flag shows friggin Canada(no offense to my Canadian friends). "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." Diderot "Immigration without assimilation is invasion!" - Anonymous Coward Gird your lions, shave your Family & panic sex the 'maters! "When your so-called religion is purely a political theory of conquest, and deception is one of it's core principles then it strikes me as perfectly sane and reasonable to assume literally everyone who is of such a "religion" to be exactly the same POS who deserves to be treated as the enemy non-stop." Darkwolf007 |
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| HeyNow User ID: 1035633  Puerto Rico07/28/2013 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus fucking christ, have you idiot doubters not heard of edX, Coursera, udacity etc yet? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44177082 They have come to be called MOOCs; massive open online course. They are online platforms for participating universities to offer courses from their faculty, for free, to anyone. Sure, you don't get the college credit that a fee paying student would receive. But if you could afford that you'd be at the university :/ It's not a scam or a money earner or anything like that at all. I've done various of their courses already. And even if I hadn't it only takes a few minutes looking and reading to realise what they are. They are simply free versions of courses given by universities. Sometimes they are exactly what a fee paying student, in attendance at the uni would receive. Sometimes they are modified to suit being online. Sometimes the actual lectures are filmed. You get homework which is graded, FREE reading materials to download and advice on taking your studies further if you wish. If you pass all the assignments you get a certificate. Simple. Doubters. ok, so what have your passes done for you? have they earned you a good paying job? as was said above, yes, you can learn stuff, which is great, but are the certs RECOGNISED anywhere? **** Slave mentality..... Work your mind |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44105018  Mexico07/28/2013 12:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus fucking christ, have you idiot doubters not heard of edX, Coursera, udacity etc yet? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44177082 They have come to be called MOOCs; massive open online course. They are online platforms for participating universities to offer courses from their faculty, for free, to anyone. Sure, you don't get the college credit that a fee paying student would receive. But if you could afford that you'd be at the university :/ It's not a scam or a money earner or anything like that at all. I've done various of their courses already. And even if I hadn't it only takes a few minutes looking and reading to realise what they are. They are simply free versions of courses given by universities. Sometimes they are exactly what a fee paying student, in attendance at the uni would receive. Sometimes they are modified to suit being online. Sometimes the actual lectures are filmed. You get homework which is graded, FREE reading materials to download and advice on taking your studies further if you wish. If you pass all the assignments you get a certificate. Simple. Doubters. ok, so what have your passes done for you? have they earned you a good paying job? as was said above, yes, you can learn stuff, which is great, but are the certs RECOGNISED anywhere? **** Slave mentality..... Work your mind Oh i see, and thanks for insulting the luddites. So, the courses are not even credits - which means nothing then - especially for the non college educated people. So you have the degree, a job, and are already earning bucks and are doing this to keep the brain ticking. Yet my points remain valid and yours, 'mooc'.!!!!! The courses are free but they do not advance your job prospects, do not ean any more money than what you already earn, have no formal recognition, are not credits and do absolutely nothing whatsoever other than promote the organizations asoociated with these courses. Mind you if you want to know all about what hallens after you take a shit, there is a course on sewage. So - and for luddites everywhere, the difference between these moocs and wikipedia is that wikipedia has much more information and does not require you to register? |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1029964  Canada07/28/2013 12:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.edx.org (secure)] Quoting: Nyarlathotep Free education for the masses :) I think even BRIEF can agree with this :D They need to teach these dumbasses how to read and write first. That's a skill everyone needs to learn. Then they need to teach cooking courses. That could be a survival skill. Handling your finances, balancing a checkbook, typing, being able to write in cursive language, paying your bills on time, learning financial responsibility, etc...these are all skills that must be learned in order to survive. and 90% of the masses don't know any of these things. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44177082  United Kingdom07/28/2013 12:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh i see, and thanks for insulting the luddites. So, the courses are not even credits - which means nothing then - especially for the non college educated people. So you have the degree, a job, and are already earning bucks and are doing this to keep the brain ticking. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44105018 Yet my points remain valid and yours, 'mooc'.!!!!! The courses are free but they do not advance your job prospects, do not ean any more money than what you already earn, have no formal recognition, are not credits and do absolutely nothing whatsoever other than promote the organizations asoociated with these courses. Mind you if you want to know all about what hallens after you take a shit, there is a course on sewage. So - and for luddites everywhere, the difference between these moocs and wikipedia is that wikipedia has much more information and does not require you to register? What do you do that you feel improves your life or prospects in some way? I'm not saying a mooc is the only path to enlightenment. Of course it isn't. But saying that they are worthless for improving yourself and job prospects is wrong. Yes, you can find everything online, in wikis for sure. But undertaking a structured syllabus, given by experienced tutors can instill ambition, drive and determination. If you don't have a degree and/or job and you would like one, I think it helps to have goals that require planning and commitment. Also, if you're actually really interested then it helps you achieve those goals. And achieving things you set out to do is empowering. Feeling empowered helps you get the things you ultimately want. Moocs may not be for you, but that doesn't mean they are utterly useless for other people in your position. Just what is it that you want to do? |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 03:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus fucking christ, have you idiot doubters not heard of edX, Coursera, udacity etc yet? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44177082 They have come to be called MOOCs; massive open online course. They are online platforms for participating universities to offer courses from their faculty, for free, to anyone. Sure, you don't get the college credit that a fee paying student would receive. But if you could afford that you'd be at the university :/ It's not a scam or a money earner or anything like that at all. I've done various of their courses already. And even if I hadn't it only takes a few minutes looking and reading to realise what they are. They are simply free versions of courses given by universities. Sometimes they are exactly what a fee paying student, in attendance at the uni would receive. Sometimes they are modified to suit being online. Sometimes the actual lectures are filmed. You get homework which is graded, FREE reading materials to download and advice on taking your studies further if you wish. If you pass all the assignments you get a certificate. Simple. Doubters. ok, so what have your passes done for you? have they earned you a good paying job? as was said above, yes, you can learn stuff, which is great, but are the certs RECOGNISED anywhere? Most employers nowadays are looking at portfolios, experience, etc. It seems a formal education is not the top priority it was a few years ago. The internet is much to blame for this and its actually a good thing. I learned far more on my own than I EVER would at the college I attended. Hell, I taught most of my teachers the correct way to do things. Most of the teachers were just handed the material and told to teach it. You can't be hands on experience with books . |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jesus fucking christ, have you idiot doubters not heard of edX, Coursera, udacity etc yet? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44177082 They have come to be called MOOCs; massive open online course. They are online platforms for participating universities to offer courses from their faculty, for free, to anyone. Sure, you don't get the college credit that a fee paying student would receive. But if you could afford that you'd be at the university :/ It's not a scam or a money earner or anything like that at all. I've done various of their courses already. And even if I hadn't it only takes a few minutes looking and reading to realise what they are. They are simply free versions of courses given by universities. Sometimes they are exactly what a fee paying student, in attendance at the uni would receive. Sometimes they are modified to suit being online. Sometimes the actual lectures are filmed. You get homework which is graded, FREE reading materials to download and advice on taking your studies further if you wish. If you pass all the assignments you get a certificate. Simple. Doubters. ^^ This ^^ |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33676911 United States07/28/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.edx.org (secure)] Quoting: Nyarlathotep Free education for the masses :) I think even BRIEF can agree with this :D MITx would have the equivalent of entire degree programs on line. Students successfully completing the demanding sequence would not, of course, get an MIT degree, but rather a MITx "super-certificate" certifying their success in the entire degree program. They would not be equivalent to MIT grads, but because of the rigor of MITx courses, |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have seen info on this before. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44164823 Some say all the universities will have to close down in the near future (if the planet is still here) because everyone will study online. Free now, but prob not in a few years. the internet itself is education. Information, at its core, will always be FREE. Even after your cynical and jaded self dies off ;) what the hell is the point of college when you can google all the answers right?? this country is fucking retarded sometimes. idk if ill look on here but 5* OP Thanks :) Sorry for late reply. I fell asleep lol |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 04:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.edx.org (secure)] Quoting: Nyarlathotep Free education for the masses :) I think even BRIEF can agree with this :D MITx would have the equivalent of entire degree programs on line. Students successfully completing the demanding sequence would not, of course, get an MIT degree, but rather a MITx "super-certificate" certifying their success in the entire degree program. They would not be equivalent to MIT grads, but because of the rigor of MITx courses, It seems, though, that more and more employers are looking at how well you know the field and care less about pieces of paper. I'd take the courses just for the knowhow. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5609223 United States07/28/2013 04:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are a couple of the links from my favorites [link to www.coursera.org (secure)] [link to ocw.mit.edu] [link to open.umich.edu] [link to oyc.yale.edu] [link to ocw.capilanou.ca] I'm sure there are a lot of others in my favorites I just have to sort through it |
| Nyarlathotep (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 04:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are a couple of the links from my favorites Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5609223 [link to www.coursera.org (secure)] [link to ocw.mit.edu] [link to open.umich.edu] [link to oyc.yale.edu] [link to ocw.capilanou.ca] I'm sure there are a lot of others in my favorites I just have to sort through it adding these to OP |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5609223 United States07/28/2013 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are a couple of the links from my favorites Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5609223 [link to www.coursera.org (secure)] [link to ocw.mit.edu] [link to open.umich.edu] [link to oyc.yale.edu] [link to ocw.capilanou.ca] I'm sure there are a lot of others in my favorites I just have to sort through it adding these to OP I have another good one in my bookmarks [link to www.open.edu] I still have to find the time to take that Babylonian Mathematics course ;)  |
| Nyarlathotep (OP) User ID: 29982588 United States07/28/2013 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here are a couple of the links from my favorites Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5609223 [link to www.coursera.org (secure)] [link to ocw.mit.edu] [link to open.umich.edu] [link to oyc.yale.edu] [link to ocw.capilanou.ca] I'm sure there are a lot of others in my favorites I just have to sort through it adding these to OP I have another good one in my bookmarks [link to www.open.edu] I still have to find the time to take that Babylonian Mathematics course ;) cool ill add it |
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