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Stephen Downes

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(I know this item is a few months old but it set me off) These professors who say online learning is no substitute for the real thing: are they prepared to lower tuitions to zero? Are they prepared to make the investments in social equity that will help people be a success in college? Are they willing to extend real opportunities to learn into the community? No? Well, then, they think twice before criticizing. The first and primary purpose of online learning is to open access to education these professors for one reason or another will not or can not serve. If their only response is to say it's not good enough, well, these professors are the reason people are getting education that is not good enough.

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