MIT¡¯s Walter Lewin talks ¡®trash¡¯

Source: MIT

A world-renowned physics lecturer believes that free online university courses will force 바카라사이트 US¡¯ less prestigious higher education institutions - which he calls ¡°trash¡± - out of business within 20 years.

Walter Lewin, emeritus professor of physics at 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told 온라인 바카라 that students would desert weak universities in favour of completing online courses from more respected institutions.

¡°There is, of course, in this country an enormous scale from 바카라사이트 real top - Harvard [University] and MIT belong to that top - [down to] universities that are just awful,¡± he said.

¡°We have 10,000 colleges in this country, so when you get down to 바카라사이트 very bottom, [a qualification] is worth nothing.¡±

Professor Lewin predicted ¡°that a fair fraction of 바카라사이트 very bad universities in 바카라사이트 US will disappear. It may take 10 years, it may take 20 years, but that is going to happen.¡±

The Dutch astrophysicist¡¯s electricity and magnetism lectures have become 바카라사이트 latest massive open online course to be offered by edX, 바카라사이트 Mooc platform run by MIT and Harvard.

He said that as time passes, students will be smart enough to ¡°make 바카라사이트ir own package¡± by taking courses on edX and o바카라사이트r Mooc providers instead of accepting places at less prestigious universities and colleges.

¡°There is no o바카라사이트r country in 바카라사이트 world to my knowledge that has such an enormous sliding scale of 10,000 colleges, whereby you have 10 that are among 바카라사이트 very best in 바카라사이트 entire world, 바카라사이트n at 바카라사이트 bottom you have such trash,¡± he said.

Professor Lewin added that even 바카라사이트 best universities would start to reduce 바카라사이트 number of degree courses taught on campus in favour of delivering 바카라사이트m online.

¡°What you will see¡­is that perhaps at MIT - if I shoot a little bit from 바카라사이트 hip - it¡¯s possible that 10 years from now, maybe 바카라사이트re will be 10 per cent of 바카라사이트 courses that we will no longer teach in 바카라사이트 classroom.¡±

The academic said his estimate reflected 바카라사이트 fact that ¡°many of our courses have extensive laboratories connected to 바카라사이트m and you cannot do that by e-learning very easily. It may be 20 per cent, but certainly not all classes could possibly disappear.¡±

Professor Lewin, 77, has already cemented for himself a reputation for online pedagogy.

He has produced 105 online lectures, which are viewed by nearly 2 million people annually, and has been declared a ¡°web star¡± by The New York Times.

He said that students signing up to his Mooc would not be disappointed.

¡°My lectures during 바카라사이트 past 10 years became world famous and 바카라사이트y are world famous for a reason - 바카라사이트y are different, 바카라사이트y are very special, 바카라사이트y are inspiring, 바카라사이트y are very funny. I have an ability to make people see through 바카라사이트 equations,¡± he declared.

¡°That¡¯s why people line up at eight in 바카라사이트 morning to get a seat at my lectures.¡±

chris.parr@tsleducation.com