On 12 October 2010 21:16, Ian Woollard <ian.woollard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
They didn't replace the need for people known as
teachers/lecturers/tutors either, nor the need for examinations to
prove that people could actually do stuff, both of which are functions
provided by universities.
So I suspect, at the moment, that he's being pessimistic.
Possibly. The Open University, for one example, gives respected
degrees, but is not cheap for the student even with subsidy (though
the students are generally people with jobs), and remains rather
labour-intensive.
I wonder if Lord Brooke [1] has seen that article yet.
- d.
[1]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8058885/Lord-Brown…