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Originally Posted by Moejoe
The poorest person with a connection to the internet can, and will be able to access any part of culture for free. There is no rich and poor in this culture, only the freeflow of information.
(Okay, I'm dreaming again.. I'll have to stop myself  ) |
MIT and a number of other universities have started putting course materials for some courses, including lectures, assignments and answer keys on line for free. I see this as a phenomenal and wonderful thing. There are still obstacles, beyond just access to the internet; if you're working 60 hours a week at minimum wage to get by, you probably don't have the time or energy to teach yourself calculus using MIT's materials, and even if you do, you get only the knowledge, not the credential (and, sadly, the credential has a lot more to do with getting a good job than the knowledge it theoretically represents.) But still, a step in the right direction.