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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: KEVIN
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CAREY IS THE EDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM DIRECTOR WITH THE NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
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IN TRYING TO GET A DEGREE AND WHAT ARE CALLED MOOC'S? TELL US WHAT THE WORD MEANS. GUEST: IT STANDS FOR MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES. IT IS A NEW PHENOMENON.
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ONLINE COURSES ARE QUITE PREVALENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 37% OF ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL TAKE AT LEAST ONE ONLINE CLASS. THE HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY OFFER...
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I THINK THEY ATTRACTED ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING TAUGHT IN STAFFORD. ONE MAN WHO STARTED THIS IS THE HEAD OF THE SELF-DRIVING A CAR INITIATIVE...
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CLASSES. 60% OF THOSE STUDENTS SEEM TO BE CURIOUS AND DID NOT CONTINUE AT THE CLASS. 20,000 DID A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WORK. GUEST: RIGHT. THESE ARE...
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NOT LIKE ANYBODY CAN LOG ON AND DO THIS. THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE ACADEMIC SENSE HIGH. THEY HAVE STRONG OFF THEIR OWN COMPANY. THEY HAVE COURSE IS...
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IS ONE COMPANY. THERE IS ALSO EDX. GUEST: EACH ONE SEEMS TO BE TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH. EDX
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IS DESIGNING THE COURSES THEMSELVES AND PUTTING IT OUT THERE. MIT HAS BEEN A LEADER IN GETTING CLASSES ONLINE FOR FREE FOR PEOPLE. COURSERA IS DESIGNED...
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WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION, REPUBLICANS CAN CALL 202-737-0002. DEMOCRATS, 202-737-0001. INDEPENDENT HAULERCALLERSR, 202-628- 0205. GUEST: I...
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PEOPLE IN A CLASS AT PENN. 40,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR HIS CLASS. THIS SKILL WAS NEVER POSSIBLE BEFORE. -- THIS SCALE WAS NEVER POSSIBLE BEFORE....
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DEGREES. THIS SIGNIFIES YOUR SMART ENOUGH TO GET INTO MIT AND YOU SPENT FOUR OR MORE YEARS IN A VERY INTENSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ONE ON ACCESS TO...
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EACH. WE REALIZE WE NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT, OTHER INSTITUTIONS HAVE AMAZING COURSES TO OFFER THE WORLD. WE WANTED...
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PRINCETON, PENN, AND
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AGAIMICHIGAN. THEN WE ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 12 IN APRIL INCLUDING TORONTO. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION WHEN IT IS NO...
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ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOME MATH. WE OFFER COURSES
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ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, NATURAL SCIENCES, ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM. HOST: ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT MOSTLY AMERICAN STUDENTS?...
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CLASSES? GUEST: IT IS VERY MUCH A MOVING TARGET. THE COMPOSITION OF THE POPULATION
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CHANGES. THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, OVER 190 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. OUR BIGGEST COUNTRIES ARE BRAZIL, RUSSIA, AND THE U.K....
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BEIT? GUEST: WE HAVE NOT CHARGED FOR ANY THING. WE WANT THIS TO BE A SUSTAINABLE EFFORT.
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WE NEED TO BRING IN SOME REVENUE. WE DO NOT INTEND TO CHARGE STUDENT FOR CONTENT. WE FILL THE KID IN AFRICA THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD SHOULD BE...
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MAVERICK. HOW DOES IT PLAY OUT? GUEST: IT IS MORE INTERACTIVE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. THE FIRST GENERATION OF ONLINE COURSES OR BASICALLY
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TAPING A LECTURE. PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE TO SIT AND WATCH SOMEBODY DRONE ON FOR 90 MINUTES. THESE NEW CLASSES ARE DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP. THERE ARE SHORT...
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I THINK THIS IS A MARVELOUS IDEA.
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I'VE THOUGHT THAT COLLEGES SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND MAKE IT SO YOU CAN GET DEGREES. SOMEBODY THAT DOES THIS I THINK IS EVERY BIT AS QUALIFIED AS SOMEBODY...
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BREAK DOWN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEGREE PROGRAM AND MOOCS. GUEST: MOOC'S ARE FREE. I THINK MARY MAKE SOME GOOD
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POINTS. THE OFFER THE ORIGINAL CLASS AT STANFORD AND THEIR OFFERING THE SAME CLASS TO STANFORD UNDERGRADUATES AND ALL THESE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. THE...
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I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET IT ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. HOST: HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY OF THIS CLASSES? CALLER: NO, I HAVEN'T, BUT MY
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DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING THEM.
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HOST: DON HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON TWITTER. GUEST: THAT
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IS A GOOD POINT. STUDENT DEBT IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
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MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE COST OF COLLEGE AS MORE THAN TRIPLED AFTER INFLATION SINCE THE 1980'S. WE CANNOT...
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NEVER HANG MY HEAD ON ONLINE EDUCATION. IN MY VIEW, TO TAKE A MASSIVE RIP-OFF BY THE UNIVERSITYIES. A HIGHER EDUCATION IS SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT. ARE...
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CALLER: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MISSING THE POINT. THE BENEFITS OF INTERACTING ON CAMPUS IS
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SOMETHING QUITE UNIQUE. GUEST: I THINK HARVEY MAKE SOME GOOD POINTS. IT MAY VERY
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BEWELL BE RIPPING OFF STUDENT. THESE MOOC'S ARE NOT CHARGING ANY THING. NOBODY IS SAYING AND ONLINE CLASS WILL REPLACE GOING TO SCHOOL IN A RESIDENTIAL...
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AWAY OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT WAS GAINED IN THE COLLEGES. I HAVE THREE STUDENTS THAT HAVE TO TAKE COLLEGE STLOANS OUT. THEIR OPENING THEM UP TO...
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PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND I'VE GOT A GREAT EDUCATION AND SOME HAVE STAYED HERE AND SOME HAVE GONE BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES. OVERALL I THINK THAT...
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FOUNDATION. HE EDITS THE COLLEGE AND DIED. DIANA ASKED ABOUT THE NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION. GUEST: IT IS A NONPROFIT THINK TANK LOCATED HERE IN WASHINGTON,...
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ON EDUCATION, FOREIGN POLICY, OPEN TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, A WHOLE RANGE OF THING. HOST: SO YOU'RE NOT AN ADVOCATE FOR THE MOOC'S. GUEST: WE ARE OBSERVERS.
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HOST: WE HAVE A TWEET FROM JAMES. WILL KIND BANDWIDTH IS REQUIRED
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT RURAL AMERICA TO START WITH AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. GUEST: YOU DO NEED SOME KIND OF BROADBAND CONNECTIONS ON...
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THINGS ARE KICKING OFF NOW. 10 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE WERE SAYING THE INTERNET WOULD TRANSFORM EDUCATION. THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO...
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THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. THIS IS NOT A NEW IDEA.
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IN THE LATE 1960'S -- THIS IS REALLY A GREAT THING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO GET TO TRADITIONAL COLLEGE OR THEY CAN MATRICULATE. I AM A BOOTSTRAP...
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LEARN. CALLER: THAT IS FINE. ANYTHING YOU CAN GET TO INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY, THAT IS A
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WONDERFUL THING AND THAT IS HOW PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK AT THIS. A COUPLE OF ONLINE LAW SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA. THE TRADITIONAL LAW SCHOOL COMMITTEE DOES NOT...
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DORM AND GO TO FOOTBALL GAMES, THOSE STUDENTS ARE IN THE MINORITY. PARTICULARLY IN A DIFFICULT JOB MARKET WHERE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT....
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I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE TOPIC OF A
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TEST SECURITY. IF HE THOUGHT ABOUT A LIMIT ON WHAT YOU CAN DO? CAN YOU TEACH ONLINE SCIENCE? CAN YOU DO A LABORATORY? YOU TALK ABOUT ONLINE. I UNDERSTAND...
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ONLINE CLASSES BEING OFFERED BY TRADITIONAL UNIVERSES' FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. UDACITY, YOU TAKE THE COURSE ONLINE. TO GET A CERTIFICATE, YOU HAVE TO GO...
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FREE ONLINE COURSES? THERE IS A STORY THAT TALKS ABOUT SCHOOLS PARTNERING WITH COURSERA. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME DEBATE OVER AT UVA. GUEST: THE BOARD OF...
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THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS NEW TREND OF ELITE UNIVERSITIES SIGNING ONTO ONLINE EDUCATION. THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT UVA MIGHT BE LEFT...
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HOST: WATER SOME OTHER BIG ONES THAT MIGHT BE OUTSIDE OF THE COURSERA PARTNERSHIP? >> WE
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HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS THE OTHER NEW ORGANIZATION THAT IS BEING
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ENDORSED BY ELITE UNIVERSITIES. THE THIRD ONE THAT COMES UP IS UDACITY. IT DOESN'T HAVE FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS BUT IT IS RUN BY BRIGHT PEOPLE THAT HAVE...
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GETTING READY TO RETIRE. I'VE SEEN A LOT
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OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES IN THE MILITARY. I BECAME A TEACHER AND WENT ON TO GET MY MASTER'S. I WAS SOMEWHAT NEGATIVE ABOUT ONLINE COURSES. I HAVE...
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EDUCATION HAS DEVOLVE,EVOLVED, SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE MADE A LOT OF MONEY BY PUTTING OUT MEDIOCRE COURSES AND PROFITING ON THE DIFFERENCE. WHAT I HOPE...
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THE LATEST COMMITTING TO OFFER SO-CALLED MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES, OR MOOC'S. STANFORD AND MIT KICKED OFF THE PHENOMENON JUST LAST FALL." A TWEET...
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SCIENCE COURSES. I HAVE A HIGHER EDUCATION BACKGROUND IN PHYSICS AND COMPUTING. THIS IDEA OF USING COMPUTER SIMULATIONS AS A REPLACEMENT FOR LABORATORIES...
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BE IN PERSON WITH THAT TACTILE SENSE, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE. I THINK WE'RE HEADED TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE FOR MOST TOMBS,...
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INSTITUTIONS GET INVOLVED WITH SOME KIND OF
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MOOC ENVIRONMENT. IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES WITH UNIVERSITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AT LOW-COST, THAT'S GREAT. THE BIG QUESTION OF, CAN YOU...
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JOURNAL." WE WILL GO TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2012]...
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