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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We wonder about this too, even as we prepare to spend $$$ to send DC to an ivory tower.[b] The MOOCs still need to solve the problem of grading and making sure who is taking the test, but I assume these issues will get resolved over time.[/b]My guess is, the top schools will survive, but others will get edged out. Places like MIT and Stanford are already offering MOOCS. They can make $$$ just selling some sort of certificate for logging onto the courses. We might move to a system where kids spend the first two years taking the 101 courses online, then they spend the last two years living on campus and taking seminars with profs. I suppose this could even allow colleges to expand class size. Who really knows?[/quote]

I just started a Masters program.  I'm one of the few distance learners and I have to arrange to have a proctor for my mid-term and finals.  The qualifications are very stringent.  I can nominate them, and then they must be contacted & interviewed by the University.  The majority of online programs from brick & mortar schools offer the exact same diploma and transcript.  The only way you can tell it was online is if you knew where the person was living at the time.[/quote]

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