Re: mooc for credit?

Posted by Roger Critchlow-2 on Mar 31, 2013; 7:52pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/mooc-for-credit-tp7582328p7582383.html

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Edward Angel <[hidden email]> wrote:

Let me ask you the following question: Do you think that the student who chooses digipen will get a better CS education that if she went to the University of Washington which has one of the top CS programs? How does the answer depend on the fact that Washington's support for its universities has dropped in half the past couple of years?

The student might do better or worse.  The outcomes of education vary greatly between students.  What we count as "a better CS education" varies depending on the student we're looking at.  There's a reliable proportion of undergraduate students who never learn anything for longer than it takes to pass the exam.  Some of them won't even do that if they can figure out how to cheat.  

You can find them at Harvard commencement ceremonies.  After four years at one of the top 5 universities in the world, they believe that the difference between winter and summer is that the earth is closer to the sun in summer.  20-30% of graduating seniors and alumni questioned, if I remember the study correctly.  Smarter than the average bear?

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