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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by bernardlunn on Friday May 05, 2017 @10:41PM (#14278387)
We need a revolution in EdTech as well. Something that leverages online MOOCS and flipped classrooms at the local level staffed by developers in the real world working on a volunteer basis. The tools are there, the will is there, why is this not happening?
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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by grogenaut on Friday May 05, 2017 @11:57PM (#14278591)
What is the problem that MOOCS are solving here that other solutions aren't? There's really no way to have a discussion about why it's not happening or why it may or may not work without actual discussion of the benefits of a MOOC vs alternatives.

Also many many veterans, during their service, avail themselves of old school MOOCs before they exited. They're called correspondance courses or sattelite courses and most of them are from traditional colleges and even allow you to finish up your degree at said college. What does a MOOC offer over this? If enough vets aren't using these why is a MOOC going to be the magic bullet?

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