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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by igravious on Thursday July 27, 2017 @04:07PM (#14868958)
whither the university?

(1) MOOCs - student does not need to pay exorbitant tuition fees

(2) Sci-Hub - student does not need access to a university library

(3) ? universal accreditation - this piece is missing

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idea for start-up: aggregate MOOCs, package instructions on how to retrieve information online, connect instructors and tutors to students, arrange accreditation, offer BA, MA, PhD programs, we have start-ups in every industry but higher level education, could it be possible? …

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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by TheOtherHobbes on Friday July 28, 2017 @03:40AM (#14872650)
>arrange accreditation

This will turn out to be harder than it appears. The accreditation process is complex, expensive, and bureaucratic - possibly by design.

PhDs accreditation would be particularly complicated. PhDs are partly a form of academic hazing and lineage development and very much not just about the research/content.

Unfortunately education is more of a political problem than an information redistribution problem.

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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by Eridrus on Thursday July 27, 2017 @05:54PM (#14869975)
MOOCs are very spotty. You may be able to do this for some of CS, but it would be tough to put together a complete high quality degree in anything else.
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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by sjy on Sunday July 30, 2017 @07:01AM (#14885429)
MOOCs are not very useful for any kind of science that requires lab access, and Sci-Hub is not very useful for any kind of scholarly material that's not scientific, so I'd say universities are still far from obsolete.
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