The item has been mentioned here often. Are traditional universities just a haven for politicking leftists? Hungry contractors eager to build the fifth indoor swimming pool? Sleazy coaches paid fortunes to teach Jethro and Rufus how to chase a ball?
What concerns me most, though, is the mediocrity of teaching imparted...and i am not referring here to any political bias.
Since itunes university, academicearth and other venues have made many courses from many traditional universities available for free, everybody can freely judge the quality of such courses.
I personally have followed many over the years.
As one who has been involved with learning over a long period, i can say that none was excellent; most were mediocre; quite a few were weird, sub-par or both.
The toss of coins that determined whether your course was to be just mediocre or even sub-par was the same whether Yale or Wallawalla community college was concerned.
The luck of the draw may be less important if all that's at stake are a few dollars to buy a copy -maybe used- of THE GREAT COURSES or THE TEACHING COMPANY products, whose average quality is much higher than the average at Yale or the like, as far as I could say.
It becomes paramount when one is paying a fortune and getting in debt for life to attend supposed platinum universities.
It's like the teenager who buys a pair of shoes to brag about...they are made in Vietnam, are crummy and uncomfortable but he paid them 299$ only to be hispals' envy.
What concerns me most, though, is the mediocrity of teaching imparted...and i am not referring here to any political bias.
Since itunes university, academicearth and other venues have made many courses from many traditional universities available for free, everybody can freely judge the quality of such courses.
I personally have followed many over the years.
As one who has been involved with learning over a long period, i can say that none was excellent; most were mediocre; quite a few were weird, sub-par or both.
The toss of coins that determined whether your course was to be just mediocre or even sub-par was the same whether Yale or Wallawalla community college was concerned.
The luck of the draw may be less important if all that's at stake are a few dollars to buy a copy -maybe used- of THE GREAT COURSES or THE TEACHING COMPANY products, whose average quality is much higher than the average at Yale or the like, as far as I could say.
It becomes paramount when one is paying a fortune and getting in debt for life to attend supposed platinum universities.
It's like the teenager who buys a pair of shoes to brag about...they are made in Vietnam, are crummy and uncomfortable but he paid them 299$ only to be hispals' envy.
A.A Mole University
B.A London Institute of Applied Research
B.Sc Millard Fillmore
M.A International Institute for Advanced Studies
Ph.D London Institute of Applied Research
Ph.D Millard Fillmore
B.A London Institute of Applied Research
B.Sc Millard Fillmore
M.A International Institute for Advanced Studies
Ph.D London Institute of Applied Research
Ph.D Millard Fillmore