tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1660326858741329779..comments2024-03-29T10:30:32.188-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A potential game-changer in higher education?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10361490772505622502012-01-12T22:34:39.147-06:002012-01-12T22:34:39.147-06:00Say you went into debt to pay $50,000 per year for...Say you went into debt to pay $50,000 per year for an M.I.T. degree and the university decides to give the same thing away for free, just the wording on the diploma is different. Would you be happy subsidizing this activity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3458994426657560852012-01-12T18:36:00.377-06:002012-01-12T18:36:00.377-06:00This might be a good a great way to do continuing ...This might be a good a great way to do continuing education or to sharpen skills. <br /><br />Looks like I may have a new hobby.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53838294623957659682012-01-12T16:20:54.388-06:002012-01-12T16:20:54.388-06:00IIRC MIT has been working to get this program up a...IIRC MIT has been working to get this program up and running for a couple of years now. The biggest problem I see - as mentioned above - is that HR doorways are now mostly staffed by degreed gatekeepers. And those folks are not inclined to out-of-box thinking that would be required to view a cert as a viable alternative to a college degree.<br /><br />I've seen this happen a couple of times at a large defense company where I work for security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17725980057619989972012-01-12T10:26:49.024-06:002012-01-12T10:26:49.024-06:00I hope that it takes off, but the problem, as I se...I hope that it takes off, but the problem, as I see it, is that most hiring structures are 'credential freaks'. <br />And on the flip side, if M.I.T.x takes off, what will be the incentive to pay to go to MIT, which is supplying the quality infrastructure and brand even if M.I.T. x is a different body? Not that the funding mechanisms for universities don't need reform, they do; but this might be a rather messy new factor. Who pays for what? If the taxpayers of a certain state fund an institution...should they subsidize everyone else? Should the students who are paying tuition subsidize someone else's certification? It's not an easy answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38688131685185641512012-01-12T09:50:20.367-06:002012-01-12T09:50:20.367-06:00It really depends on whether employers consider M....It really depends on whether employers consider M.I.T.x certificates to have any value. As most (all?) of them will be in STEM fields the answer may be "yes," but it's too soon to be sure. I have heard that except for some defense contractors most employers give little or no value to time spent in the military, it might be that the certificates will get the same treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com