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Plugging in and staying focused with Coursera is pretty damn hard. And maybe employers are right to be skeptical. I got myself a certificate in data analysis from Duke last year, and learned absolutely nothing in the process. Presumably even for an online degree program the standards are much higher, but the suspicion lingers probably for good reason.
Which is why it's such a shitty move to be offering programs online only and at the same price. Caveat emptor...
The "have a degree and didn't learn anything" happens in-person, too. I have had assistants with MBAs who couldn't read or work a spreadsheet.
"The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
Uh, yes. They refute nothing in the analysis. They simply look at it from 2012. In 2016, Warren paid female staffers 71% of male staffers. Sorry, dude. Even the fantabulously biased HuffPo doesn't dispute that.
Cherry picked data for a bullshit "story".
Of course Breitbart and FOX are running with it...
I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it on
Btw... love how people on twitter have described the incident as anti-minority, anti-immigration or a rich person wanting a seat and getting others kicked off.
The story itself isn't enough...
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Grammar... The difference between feeling your nuts and feeling you're nuts.
Re on-line degrees. I'd be interested about the growth in the on-line education industry. I would think it is substantial. There's money to be made and not a lot of supervision of accreditation. I suspect on line offering for established universities are revenue streams. I'd be skeptical of even their quality and highly skeptical of offerings outside established ones.
Here's an example in my field of interest. There's been huge growth in the number of Nurse Practioners and Physician Assistants in the last 10-15y. Demand for them is driving the growth. Lots of schools added PA and/or NP curricula as demand increased. Frankly, these programs were big revenue generators.
I've seen the quality of clinical skills of these graduates from the various programs drop precipitously. There are not enough clinical training opportunities out there for programs offering degrees but they still get sent out the door to start medical practice. National certification varies and so does the requirements for state licensing.
The point is that I do a lot of screening of NP and PA resumes for job seekers. I reject a ton of them based on the lack of quality of the programs listed in their Educational Background sections. It's hard to find quality training with experience in the PA and NP profession. A lot of applicants and very few good ones. The good ones get jobs quickly and are usually hired practice to practice by reputation.
Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.
Re on-line degrees. I'd be interested about the growth in the on-line education industry. I would think it is substantial. There's money to be made and not a lot of supervision of accreditation. I suspect on line offering for established universities are revenue streams. I'd be skeptical of even their quality and highly skeptical of offerings outside established ones.
Here's an example in my field of interest. There's been huge growth in the number of Nurse Practioners and Physician Assistants in the last 10-15y. Demand for them is driving the growth. Lots of schools added PA and/or NP curricula as demand increased. Frankly, these programs were big revenue generators.
I've seen the quality of clinical skills of these graduates from the various programs drop precipitously. There are not enough clinical training opportunities out there for programs offering degrees but they still get sent out the door to start medical practice. National certification varies and so does the requirements for state licensing.
The point is that I do a lot of screening of NP and PA resumes for job seekers. I reject a ton of them based on the lack of quality of the programs listed in their Educational Background sections. It's hard to find quality training with experience in the PA and NP profession. A lot of applicants and very few good ones. The good ones get jobs quickly and are usually hired practice to practice by reputation.
I have taught both on-line and in-person. There is actually more oversight and rigor in many traditional universities' on-line programs. The accreditation is the same.
On-line: There is less "sage on a stage" lectures, more assignmemts -both writting and research- and the students have to be motivated. There is no "remember this" or "do that". It has been my experience that mature, adult learners in specific coursework do fine in on-line with no drop off in mastery.
It's not good for every course or degree, though.
Last edited by AlabamAlum; April 10, 2017, 05:09 PM.
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