mardi, novembre 05, 2013

Brain drain 2.0

Courtesy of JISC infonet
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/topics/moocs/
The MOOCs, or Massive Online Open Courses, is said to be a new way to get knowledge without having to dislocate from where you are. It is free or cheap, and dispensed by reknown universities (Havard, Stanford, MIT). I see a clear continuation of an American culture that started during the second WW: the brain drain,  or importing foreign innovative minds to work in and for the USA. By creating these courses they found a way to identify the best brains from all over the World, even before they go to the university. You just need a cyber-cafe with an average internet connection. You never change a good system do you?

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