The Real Revolution in Online Education Isn’t MOOCs

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  1. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    The Real Revolution in Online Education Isn’t MOOCs

    Interesting statement here:

    A small but growing number of educational institutions such as College for America (CfA), Brandman, Capella, University of Wisconsin, Northern Arizona, and Western Governors are implementing online competency-based programs. Although many are still in nascent stages today, it is becoming clear that online competencies have the potential to create high-quality learning pathways that are affordable, scalable, and tailored to a wide variety of industries. It is likely they will only gain traction and proliferate over time.

    But this isn’t vocational or career technical training nor is it the University of Phoenix.


    What the heck does this mean...."nor is it the University of Phoenix"?
    The Real Revolution in Online Education Isn't MOOCs - Michelle Weise - Harvard Business Review
     
    Randell1234, Oct 21, 2014
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Great question; I thought that was jarring too. Usually gratuitous references to the University of Phoenix are referring to it as an all purpose bogeyman for whatever the author dislikes about mass academica. But in this case even that wouldn't fit what she's saying in that sentence. So I dropped a comment there to ask her -- it will be interesting to see whether she responds.
     
    SteveFoerster, Oct 21, 2014
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  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I took it to be an example of a basic DL school where you study the material, write the papers, take the test, etc I figured they used U of P as an example because most people know of it as a DL school.
     
    Kizmet, Oct 22, 2014
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