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bemildred

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2. It has its place. But that place is not every place, as you point out.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:33 AM

Sep 2012

And it's not for everybody. The larger point in my mind, is that for some people and some subjects it is not the right thing at all, and there is a tendency to push it because it is cheap and to use it as a band-aid for administrative and government failures.

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Online classes: The baby formula of higher education [View all] bemildred Sep 2012 OP

At least for analytical classes exboyfil Sep 2012 #1

It has its place. But that place is not every place, as you point out. bemildred Sep 2012 #2

Distance Learning (DL) courses will replace classroom courses except for some in science and jody Sep 2012 #3

Yep, teachers are knowledge workers. bemildred Sep 2012 #4

See DU thread "How to succeed in college without even trying!" at: jody Sep 2012 #5

Where you have the profit motive, you will have scams and other games played. bemildred Sep 2012 #6

Online Classes Replacement with Online Courses. GMR Transcription Dec 2012 #7