[LINK] Open University Discussion Radio National Life Matters

[Tom Worthington]

ABC Radio National Life Matters had a discussion of Online Open 
Universities on Tuesday, with Professor Simon Marginson, Centre for the 
Study of Higher Education at Melbourne University and Associate 
Professor David Glance, Director UWA Centre for Software Practice:

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"Mass open online courses, offered by American universities, are 
changing the university landscape. Australian students now have the 
opportunity to enrol in subjects prepared by Stanford or Harvard. So 
will this virtual campus reshape the offerings at Australian 
universities? Just how satisfying is the online learning experience 
compared to setting foot on a real-life university campus?" 
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/open-university/4225888
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My response is that the mass US style on-line courses from Stanford and 
Harvard will not be satisfying. Australian university can compete with 
smaller, more socially aware, online courses: 
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/open-university/4225888


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