I propose an option for undergraduates to pay for their education out of their salaries after they graduate. Perhaps they agree to pay MIT a minimum of 5% of their income every year until the sum of the percentage points paid totals 100. With the...
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Allow former students to get college credits for courses taken online. I would love to continue my MIT education but due to circumstances cannot move to Boston at this stage of my life.
You have the technology... Be bold and lead the way for...
Re: Are in-person lectures a thing of the past?
I certainly hope not. Some lectures could be recorded so that students could listen and watch them at times and places convenient for them, but they would then take on a more preplanned aspect,...
I registered for Edx 2.01x to gain a first-hand understanding of MIT's version of a MOOC. My conclusion at midterm is that this online course is no substitute for the in-person, on-campus learning experience I had when taking 2.01 as an undergraduate...