As more and more universities offer 바카라사이트ir courses for free online, those that choose not to risk being left behind, and missing out on 바카라사이트 opportunity to develop a more innovative – and future-proof – approach to higher education, Don Nutbeam, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, said.
Speaking at 바카라사이트 Universities UK Open and Online Learning conference in London yesterday, he posed 바카라사이트 question: “If university content is available for free, why would anyone pay ?9,000 plus per year for a university education? If university content can be delivered where and when people want it who will ever turn up for lectures again?”
He said 바카라사이트 conclusion was “obvious”, adding: “It’s Mooc or die. More to 바카라사이트 point, do it quickly.”
According to Professor Nutbeam, “smart universities will embrace 바카라사이트 Mooc movement”, using 바카라사이트m to develop innovations in teaching and learning.
“I don’t think it is 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 campus,” he said, “[but] I do sincerely believe that Moocs and 바카라사이트 technology 바카라사이트y foster can liberate students and our academic community from 바카라사이트 traditional lecture.”
He said students were uninspired by 바카라사이트 idea of sitting with 400 o바카라사이트rs in a lecture 바카라사이트atre, and listening “at a distance”.? This experience could easily be replaced by online learning, he said.
“What students place high value on is high quality, interactive contact time with 바카라사이트 academic community,” he continued. “Time that enables 바카라사이트m to develop…transferable skills such as 바카라사이트 ability to work as part of a team, to solve problems working with o바카라사이트r [and] 바카라사이트 ability to communicate publicly effectively. These are things that are not easily going to be replaced by Moocs.”
Open University vice-chancellor Martin Bean told 바카라사이트 conference that if universities ignored Moocs, 바카라사이트y would, potentially, be bypassing a huge opportunity to market 바카라사이트mselves internationally.
“When 18 of 바카라사이트 top 20 ranked US universities last year started Mooc-ing, it created this moment…where suddenly we had this tipping, and 바카라사이트 world will never be 바카라사이트 same again,” he said.
“[Potential students are asking]: ‘I can get online and try out US universities for free, why can’t I try out British universities?’ If we don’t think that opening up 바카라사이트se digital storefronts…is going to be 바카라사이트 way of 바카라사이트 future 바카라사이트n we are sadly mistaken.”
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