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What’s a MOOC Worth?

May 2, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: College Credit

If you look at how we pay for college using the “per-credit” economic model I described yesterday (one that divides annual tuition by the number of courses taken per year to arrive at what we’ll pay for each credit in a traditional college environment), then we end up confronting some challenging questions. For if we peg […]

Sources for More Courses

March 29, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: MOOC Providers, Online Learning Sources

Before leaving the topic of sources for free learning, I wanted to highlight some other options you can look into if you’re trying to put together your own college education (or are just interested in exploring more ways to educate yourself a no cost). Canvas.net is another organization offering access to free classes on a […]

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