In last week’s newsletter, I discussed some of the $10,000 BA programs that emerged after Texas Governor Rick Perry challenged the state’s college systems to come up with options that would allow students to graduate with a degree at that price point. As I noted then, this $10,000 degree concept is not about taking an […]
So What Actually is a “Degree”?
Returning to that continued Monday discussion of what new free learning tools might mean to students and parents staring down six-figure tuition bills (which allegedly buy a ticket to a better life), I read a story last week that clarifies why conversations containing the words “degree,” “diploma” and “college” seem to be so murky. The […]
Forget About MOOCs – What’s an Actual College Diploma Worth?
Over the last couple of Monday’s I’ve started to address what my Degree of Freedom project might mean for students and parents trying to figure out what’s next for them as they think about applying, selecting and shelling out thousands for college. Questions regarding whether I worked as hard or learned as much during my […]
What’s a Free College Class Really Worth?
When people ask if my Degree of Freedom project actually involved taking dozens of free college courses, my answer usually hinges on what they mean by a “college course.” If you think of a college course as a unit of currency, for instance, one of 30 or so educational “payments” made towards a diploma from […]
What My Free MOOC BA Might Mean for Tomorrow’s College Kids (and Their Parents)
The site seems to be drawing more readers whose interest in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and other forms of free learning is based around one of the questions I’ve been trying to answer over the last year: what do these new, no-cost resources mean for students (and their parents) contemplating their options in a […]
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