By Joe McKendrick, Smart Planet
There’s no question that online education — delivered by established universities, private companies, or nonprofit or free venues — looms large in the future of higher education. Some educators are embracing the paradigm with gusto, while others are expressing fear for the future of their professions. We are already seeing examples of courses going online and being offered to ever-wider audiences. At a time when students are being asked to enter the working world with $100,000 or more of debt, and there is intense global competition in innovation from rising nations such as China, India, and Brazil, the time may be right to open up the possibilities technology and the Web can deliver. Already, as we’ve explored here at this Website, institutions such as MIT and Carnegie-Mellon are offering limited online forms of their courses via online videos and presentations, free to anyone. There is a creative destruction disrupting the educational process in many ways, from online learning opportunities to new forms of education providers.
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