This is a good example of the wealthy helping the poor – Faith in Action
I don’t need to tell you that the Internet has given us access to more free knowledge than ever before. Just one glance around a restaurant, coffee shop or retail store, and you’re bound to see people Googling manically on their smartphones (hopefully about something other than the latest Hollywood gossip). But a new concept called Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC is the catchy acronym) is bringing the idea of accessible education to a whole new level. The idea is simple: Universities like Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are starting to offer free online courses, and everyone — that includes you, writer — can enroll.
You don’t receive college credit for completing a MOOC course, but you do get a grade and a certificate of mastery. MIT’s first stab at the free online courses, a Circuits and Electronics class offered in March, attracted 120,000 enrollees. Only 10,000 completed…
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Love this! 🙂
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We were on the same track today, but with very different subjects! Love this post, Esther. Love you! : )
thankyou so much; ditto and smiles to you
Fantastic. I wonder if they will ever offer medicine in this method. My husband has always wanted to study medicine but never had the financial opportunity to do so. Will be interesting to watch.
yes I agree; i love to learn. Your Long Life Cat draws me towards you blog, and I’m joining it; thank you for your email!
Yippee, thank you!