Can online courses replace a campus education? by PBS NewsHour

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Can online courses replace a campus education?

by PBS NewsHour

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Length 6 minutes

Language English

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Summary

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that anyone can take from anywhere in the world, are the future of higher education or the vehicle of its demise, depending on your perspective. Hari Sreenivasan talks with the man who first created the MOOC, professors who say they undermine the goals of a college education and others who see a way the college classroom and the new online format can be blended.

Education