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An Intelligence Squared Debate on the motion – “Is the future of the university online?”

Montana Public Radio | By Sue Ginn
Published June 4, 2014 at 8:36 AM MDT

06/05/2014 - Is the college of the future online? With the popularity of MOOCs (massive open online courses) and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, we are experiencing an exciting experiment in higher education. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will online education be the great equalizer, or is a campus-based college experience still necessary? The debaters are Anant Agarwal, Jonathan Cole, Ben Nelson, and Rebecca Schuman.

http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/past-debates/item/1060-more-clicks-fewer-bricks-the-lecture-hall-is-obsolete
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Sue Ginn
Sue is a native Missoulian. She has worked at the University of Montana for more than 15 years, 10 of them at Montana Public Radio.
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