This is a transcript of a Campus Technology podcast, and while it doesn't get to the topic in the title until page 3, it's still pretty interesting to read Betty Vandenbosch, chief content officer at Coursera, on the state of online education. What caught my attention was this value proposition for online universities, and institutions in general, on page 4: "for most of us, we're not disciplined enough and we're not focused enough to be able to do that in a way that will build and lead us to something that is a rewarding career." That's why we need guidance. But as both agree, the traditional four year degree is a privilege, which is where they come in: "And I think it's incumbent upon us to help people who don't have that privilege, to build enough knowledge to do something that they find meaningful, that's meaningful to them, get started, and then keep going."
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