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BobGuySat Oct-12-02 05:48 AM
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"MIT Tries Free Web Education"


          

"The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has decided to publish online all its course materials--a $107,840 value."

"So far, more than 130,000 Web visitors from around the world have plugged into the pilot, tapping into a vein of information for which MIT undergraduates pay $26,960 per year for tuition."

"This material is out there for the good of mankind," said Jon Paul Potts, an MIT spokesperson. "There is no attempt to charge for this. There is no revenue model."

"We are fighting the commercialization of knowledge, much in the same way that open-source people are fighting the commercialization of software," Potts said.

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961563.html



"If you want to have a rich culture and an innovative society, you have to leave a large amount of material freely available for all to use." Way to go MIT!

Now if only RIAA and MPAA will wake up and smell the coffee!

BobGuyİ
And the band played on.

  

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ShellySat Oct-12-02 06:46 AM
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#1. "RE: MIT Tries Free Web Education"
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MIT started this about a year ago. It's really a great online resource.

Shelly

  

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JPSat Oct-12-02 09:20 AM
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And to think that I'm paying to learn that stuff at my local college! At least I'll have proof that I actually do know it.

JP

  

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ShellySat Oct-12-02 10:45 PM
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Yep, no virtual degrees from MIT.

Shelly

  

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JPSun Oct-13-02 05:29 AM
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Shucks! And to think that there are web sites where you can buy any degree, even a PhD. And they don't require you to study.

JP

  

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