tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post4796035249400354699..comments2023-11-16T11:27:20.675+00:00Comments on Electronics Design Blog: MIT 6.002x Circuits & Electronics: Tries Hard, Could Do Better.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330775285331342432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post-3226817750026352472012-08-02T07:21:55.455+01:002012-08-02T07:21:55.455+01:00Intresting Article.......Intresting Article.......Tittuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271618971075559953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post-43607803135646023452012-06-26T23:02:55.951+01:002012-06-26T23:02:55.951+01:00Thanks for the comments Chris. I think having had ...Thanks for the comments Chris. I think having had time to stand back from things, it feels like they didn't have much time to commit to what is after all a pilot program. I'm sure they will have learned a lot and not be complacent. MIT, Harvard (et al) haven't stayed where they are for so long without evolving and pushing for ever higher quality.<br /><br />I think even a nominal feel would be difficult to justify. I noticed comments from many students in and around the Indian sub-continent, for whom even $10 would be a prohibitive sum. Being all-inclusive is one of the pillars of the ethos of open-ness.<br /><br />That is not to say that it cannot generate income though. Indeed, if it to succeed and flourish, I do think it needs to generate money. I see no reason why selected appropriate adverts would not be appropriate, and I am sure YouTube monetisation/partnership could generate a very useful income. <br /><br />What I really look forward to is those people (engineers, artists, lecturers, or just fans) who have thought "Pah, I could do better than that" and start to record their own lectures based on 6.002x. This is the real strength of the open ethos. Take what is there, make it better, give it back for everyone to enjoy.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330775285331342432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post-49389464035631809132012-06-26T18:08:51.547+01:002012-06-26T18:08:51.547+01:00Good recap. I think many of the things you bring u...Good recap. I think many of the things you bring up are very valid points and would be met with responses like, "Because we're doing what we can with what we have." I think your point about edX being announced has it right, that will definitely change things in terms of quality and availability.<br /><br />A question for you: Do you think you or anyone else has the appetite for paying a nominal fee to participate in this class or any others? Especially if this guaranteed quality because there would be a "skin in the game" aspect to it? Or does that change the model entirely because so many fewer would participate?Chris Gammellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589570976612842597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post-55607352103868433252012-06-26T01:44:06.241+01:002012-06-26T01:44:06.241+01:00Cheers Tim.
An interesting article! I'm reass...Cheers Tim.<br /><br />An interesting article! I'm reassured to see that I am not the only person who has these opinions. Maybe we are just spoiled with the quality of education in the UK, but it just didn't seem very well designed at all. <br /><br />Cheers.<br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330775285331342432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933619678696660447.post-22855692238772734062012-06-25T18:48:43.087+01:002012-06-25T18:48:43.087+01:00It sounds as if you had a similar experience to me...It sounds as if you had a similar experience to me with this course - and have similar reservations about some of the teaching methods!<br /><br />If you're interested, my final review of 6.002x is here: http://www.tenpencepiece.net/blog/2012/06/16/mitx-6-002x-post-mortem-2/<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Tim.Tim Holyoakehttp://www.tenpencepiece.net/noreply@blogger.com