People go to good unis to prove they can pass an (in principle) rigorous selection criteria which employers could then piggyback off of to reduce transaction costs.
MOOCs were a great example the problems of basing a product on the stated reasons people consume something, not the actual reasons.
"People go to top universities for the information they can acquire there" - MOOCs sound like a great idea.
But this is not the reason people go at all. Hence MOOCs failed.
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We must face a dark reality: El-Fattah is not being deported. He will live among us indefinitely, despite his open hatred for everything this country is. The rest is wishful thinking.
The only meaningful response is political memory - never forgive the Conservatives or Labour for what they have enabled. Do not vote for either of them.
They have not changed, and never will.
Discussing “what are the humanities for” should grapple with how many students actually want to engage in your preferred answer





