What an Ivy League Phd thinks of us

[perrik]

Many universities use the "lecture hall" concept. 100 people jammed into an auditorium to hear someone recite from a textbook, often with an incomprehensible accent, with no chance of student interaction. I contend that any course offered in such a way is equally suited for distance learning.

Absolutely! I am planning to re-take microeconomics via Straighterline because my grade the first time around was lousy. That class had been taught in a huge lecture hall, by a professor with an incomprehensible accent, with no chance of student interaction.

Ironically, that was at the University of Pennsylvania. :p

Several of my friends have Ph.Ds or MS/MA/MBAs, and all of them are supportive of my pursuit of the BS via this non-traditional method (as is my MS-degreed boss and our doctoral-candidate CEO).