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UofM giving away free classes now

  • Apparently they suck so bad that no one will pay anymore lol

    Actually a pretty cool idea.

    Coursera.org

    https://www.coursera.org/

    www.coursera.org

    Spartan2009Grad

  • This is completely off topic. But as a self proclaim uniform and logo fanatic... Michigan's logo looks like trash compared to the Ivy League schools. I am not the biggest fan of Stanford's but it is light years a head of Michigan's. The M blends into the white background and the University Of is way too small. Even the Michigan is hard to read.

    Io Triumphe

  • Cool, but not an original idea. MIT has had their version of CourseWare for nearly a decade.

    MIT OpenCourseWare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_OpenCourseWare

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    unvstan11

  • Seems like an interesting idea. I think I'll sign up for a class and see how it goes.

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    Giant Moose

  • who was the guy (Spartan801 maybe?) who made that long thread arguing that education should be free for everyone with instruction from top-notch educators? maybe he was on to something...

    get the new Nike MSU font: http://tinyurl.com/spartansfont

    Nutz Interface

  • Nutz Interface said...

    who was the guy (Spartan801 maybe?) who made that long thread arguing that education should be free for everyone with instruction from top-notch educators? maybe he was on to something...

    He wanted non accredited schools to offer degrees that would be acceptable in the work force. This Coursea is no different than iTunes U. While there may be some quizzes attached, you do not earn anything other then general knowledge.

    Io Triumphe

  • As I was listening to this story on NPR this morning, the woman said "Four elite universities are participating, Princeton, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of..." and I thought to myself, she's going to say Michigan, isn't she? And she did. Those fucks.

    Anyway, cool idea. Anything that makes quality education more widely available is a good thing.

    ARW Lasers20025

  • A.R.W. Lasers said...

    As I was listening to this story on NPR this morning, the woman said "Four elite universities are participating, Princeton, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of..." and I thought to myself, she's going to say Michigan, isn't she? And she did. Those fucks.

    Anyway, cool idea. Anything that makes quality education more widely available is a good thing.

    Overall, it is one of the elite academic institutions in the country, whether you want to admit it or not.

    Separate the hate for their athletic department from academia.

    This is a great move by all involved. I like that MIT, these universities, and people like Salman Khan (Khan Academy) are pushing this education revolution.

    An educated populace is a far better populace...well, unless you're a dictator.

    PPTPW51983

  • Io Triumphe said...

    He wanted non accredited schools to offer degrees that would be acceptable in the work force. This Coursea is no different than iTunes U. While there may be some quizzes attached, you do not earn anything other then general knowledge.

    The site does encourage you to use them to improve your resume.

    B1G One

  • Spartan2009Grad said...

    Apparently they suck so bad that no one will pay anymore lol

    Actually a pretty cool idea.

    The real reason why they're doing this to pad their numbers so that they don't feel so guilty about lying to people when they say they have the most living alumni members in the nation.

    tVargMan Prime

  • They've always been classless to me.

    hoke- to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value.

    The Doctor

  • unvstan11 said...

    Cool, but not an original idea. MIT has had their version of CourseWare for nearly a decade.

    As did Stanford, CalTech, Harvard, Yale....

    spartytom

  • If anyone's interested in the subject, I'd suggest Internet History, Technology, and Security by Dr. Chuck Severance. He has been a fantastic lecturer over the last two semesters; his format is very good at introducing new subjects such as programming to students that have little to no experience. Also he's a Spartan grad, used to be a MSU professor back in the 90s, and has brought in a MSU Professor to guest lecture on multiple occassions.

    https://www.coursera.org/course/insidetheinternet

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Battlepope on 4/18/2012 at 1:56 PM

    Battlepope ●

  • Spartan2009Grad said...

    Apparently they suck so bad that no one will pay anymore lol

    Actually a pretty cool idea.

    The certificate of completion may not be from the institution or may not be issued at all.

    But for CPE requirements it does not matter.

    Green Note

  • Battlepope said...

    If anyone's interested in the subject, I'd suggest Internet History, Technology, and Security by Dr. Chuck Severance. He has been a fantastic lecturer over the last two semesters; his format is very good at introducing new subjects such as programming to students that have little to no experience. Also he's a Spartan grad, used to be a MSU professor back in the 90s, and has brought in a MSU Professor to guest lecture on multiple occassions.

    https://www.coursera.org/course/insidetheinternet

    It better have in-depth analysis of the impact of tRCMB on the Internet.

    The RCMB...is one of the most awful, alarming, inappropriate, disgusting, and offensive msg boards in the history of the internet.

    Jud Owns Digger

  • B1G One said...

    The site does encourage you to use them to improve your resume.

    You're right. And you could definitely do so, although I don't know how much it will help.

    I don't know how long you have lurked or posted here, but spartanFan801 wanted this type of education to completely replace the current accredited academic system we have. I am not buying it. These fantastic institutions, public and private are not going to survive by simply handing out online degrees for free. It is far more complicated than uploading 2 hours of online lectures for 7-10 weeks. While you can use this to pad your resume, it is not going to replace a Bachelor's degree the way spartanFan argued it would.

    Io Triumphe

  • A lot of courses started today, anyone taking any?

    GreenandMike

  • GreenandMike said...

    A lot of courses started today, anyone taking any?

    I signed up for the game theory classes. They don't start until July.

    Io Triumphe

  • I'm taking a soc class in June.

    msu98

  • Spartan2009Grad said...

    Apparently they suck so bad that no one will pay anymore lol

    Actually a pretty cool idea.

    On one Michigan board there is a thread where someone proudly proclaims "They cannot call me a Walmart Wolverine anymore!!!"

    I thought it was pretty hilarious. I'd love to hear a conversation with some Walvie in the future, "I passed a 7 week online sociology course, proud U-M grad!"

    Location: Mumbai, India

    sparty419

  • I need anal 101.

    sprtnjdk

  • sparty419 said...

    On one Michigan board there is a thread where someone proudly proclaims "They cannot call me a Walmart Wolverine anymore!!!"

    I thought it was pretty hilarious. I'd love to hear a conversation with some Walvie in the future, "I passed a 7 week online sociology course, proud U-M grad!"

    There are "message boards" for the classes for discussion...Could present some very interesting trolling opportunities.

    35,600 posts and counting since 09-09-2002. tRCMB Dead Pool Commissioner.

    pulling69

  • I'm taking an intro Computer Science class that started today. I really like the structure of the lectures, professor on web cam, working examples, seamless toggling between video lecture and class notes.

    Only about 1 - 1.5 hours of work between lectures and exercises this week, but it seems work load will differ between courses.

    Pretty cool so far.

    GreenandMike

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