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It seems to be going in that direction, but I really hope MOOCs get integrated in traditional formal education. Options for proctored exams that lead to univers
by F2468 11y ago
It seems to be going in that direction, but I really hope MOOCs get integrated in traditional formal education. Options for proctored exams that lead to university credit and degrees would be a huge gamechanger.
- devnonymous 11y agoIMHO, the game-changer would be anything that can replace the need for university credit and degrees to assess suitability and ability for a job. That's the only purpose that degrees serve for the majority of graduates. Co-incidentally I wrote about that earlier today: https://medium.com/@lonetwin/moocs-are-not-the-answer-they-are-the-first-step-3cc62c30fc28#.gio87iak2 https://medium.com/@lonetwin/moocs-are-not-the-answer-they-a... (almost the entire same thing as the comment on this HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10423565 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10423565 )