WileyCCC@aol.com
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 08:51:11 EST
From: WileyCCC@aol.com Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 08:51:11 EST Subject: Re: [ifets] Re: Bork's 'A Model for the Future of Learning'
Mike Spector wrote in part:
>>>2. However, I believe we have to remain pragmatic and realisitc, and avoid
promising and expecting too much. While the vision is certainly laudable
(everyone will be able afford to, will want to, and will learn-- everywhere,
all of the time), we should not promise to attain such a goal anytime soon.
Nor is it even believable that such goals are practically attainable, given
various conflicting political, social, economic, and military agendas. <<<
It seems to me it is already done..I am not sure about credit courses but
for noncredit online education, which may be the only kind eventually, we
already have " (everyone will be able afford to, will want to, and will
learn-- everywhere, all of the time)" in noncredit education this is largely
accomplished. To my mind, if the internet does not lower the cost and widen
the access to education, then what is the point?
For more info, go to http://home.talkcity.com/universityway/education/
or the mirror site
http://members.aol.com/abbeylearn/
John Spiers, MA Ed Admin
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