Colleges moving to online?

Stevenorris717 · 2020-04-23T03:29:32+00:00

No. Colleges make a lot of money on student housing and meal plans.

Some towns, the entire towns economy is based on the student population.

LonelyBobcat · 2020-04-22T23:39:54+00:00

Probably not. The truth is that no place is ever going to think of online classes as being worth as much as in person classes, even if you're given the same course material.

It would do you better to work through your issues with classrooms, its just sitting in a room and listening to someone talk so if that is distressing you're going to find a lot of stress when you go to work.

IAmJacksGagReflex · 2020-04-23T21:31:55+00:00

Speaking as someone who has worked on the government side of post-secondary education, most definitely yes. There is a huge push to move more classes online at all levels in both public and private education. It's more convenient for students, overhead is a fraction of a traditional classroom environment, institutions can source teachers from all over the world. Who cares if the quality of education suffers? Most students don't like it. Most teachers don't like it (their unions really don't like it). Government doesn't give a shit - it's happening everywhere already.

Just like everything else people object to, online learning will be incrementally pushed until it's simply the accepted norm for just about anything except hands-on stuff (skilled trades). Even then, all the theory will be likely be taught in a virtual environment. When VR starts getting really capable, that'll pretty much be the final nail in the coffin for classroom-based education. Don't be surprised if COVID-19 ends up being used to partially justify the migration.

2020-04-22T23:44:05+00:00

Expect the thots to resume classes 20-lbs heavier :).

Win win!

NotherThrowaway284 · 2020-04-23T03:14:04+00:00

In the end this is about numbers, and when you look at the numbers for the overhead for online vs. for in person, it's hard to see how this doesn't happen.

901735 · 2020-04-23T06:36:07+00:00

Aren't there online courses already? Iirc there are, can even take some for free and only pay for the exams, I heard. Don't remember which university, but I do remember having heard/read that, a while ago.

ExItGuy · 2020-04-24T19:27:48+00:00

I did some online classes through a community college and I enjoyed it and did pretty well. The classes were in accounting and involved a lot of spreadsheet work, which was easy to do from home.

The only issue was final exams, which we could do through an online proctor for a fee or free of charge on campus. I ended up getting all A's.

When I did have to visit campus, seeing a bunch of Title IX posters was of some concern to me, along with the fact my school had a system in which students, faculty, etc. could inform on other students about such things as depression, sexual harassment, etc. Made me glad I wasn't on campus much.

goreblaster · 2020-04-26T01:24:10+00:00

I've had professors make their courses online arbitrarily just because they are lazy and didn't want to have to teach a physical class.

There are numerous online-only colleges.

So many university programs have had their standards thrown out the window and have become degree factories. As long as someone can pay the tuition costs and do what their professors tell them, they will be able to get a degree in virtually whatever they want. Whether they actually become competent in their field of study is a different matter, and degress are no longer proof of that unfortunately.

So if you just want the credential go for what of the online-only programs offered by places like University of Phoenix. That's the most seamless path. However, the real value of college these days would be the connections and relationships you build while attending.

Title	Colleges moving to online?
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Date	April 22, 2020 11:36 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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