I think currently it really comes down to the type of person enrolled in a MOOC. MOOC's certainly lower the barrier to accessing top level educational material, however that helps the people enrolled in them minimally if they are not motivated to fully take advantage. The comment made about MOOC's not having the same effect on people because they have no tuition is partially valid because of this.
My point is that with our current culture surrounding education, I don't believe that MOOCS will be powerful enough to topple academia. People just simply don't care enough about their education in America. I think that MOOCs would probably be much more effective in other countries, where education is not taken for granted.
However as time passes, and the culture around education shifts in the US, perhaps people would be more inclined to use MOOCS to their fullest potential.
Didn't unmanned drones play a role in locating Chris Dorner in California? I'm ok with incidences like this where drones are used to look for fugitives in places that may be extremely inconvenient or dangerous for humans. Obviously cheaper domestic drone options makes it easier for more police departments to these resources, but will a low barrier to using these drones eventually lead to overuse of drones?
I also found "FAA officials are required to open U.S. skies in 2015 to widespread use of unmanned aircraft by public agencies and private industry." quite interesting.
"There's value in having a founding team with a crazy person with vision alongside a co-founder grounded in logic and analytics."
This statement really resonates with me. I've had a few experiences with team compositions that mirror this scenario, and have always felt that they are more productive. Does anyone else have any experiences with scenarios like this/how have they panned out?
Could it also be that many people will sign up in order to get access to certain materials, but then not end up completing all of the assignments/exams?
I don't have any experience with MOOC's, so I'm curious as to how these peer graded systems work and why they result in lower completion rates.
My point is that with our current culture surrounding education, I don't believe that MOOCS will be powerful enough to topple academia. People just simply don't care enough about their education in America. I think that MOOCs would probably be much more effective in other countries, where education is not taken for granted.
However as time passes, and the culture around education shifts in the US, perhaps people would be more inclined to use MOOCS to their fullest potential.