A curious article in the in Washington Post about how Colleges, as we currently know them with buildings and campuses, may be gone in 10 to 20 years as online courses serve as inexpensive alternatives; see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091104312_pf.html
Yes, we've heard similar arguments in the past but the concept that there are "redundancies" in the higher education system (e.g., how many versions of an intro course out there? why not get top instructors, video their lectures and provide appropriate web-based support and then make this course available for credit anywhere?) and an "efficient market" will reduce or eliminate these redundancies (i.e., tenured faculty). That reminds me, how many of you use the MIT online courseware? See: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm and http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/index.htm -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
