Here is the link to a segment I saw on the news.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50151769n
It talks about the fact that Georgia Tech is offering an online Master Degree in Computer Science for only $7,000. Wow and its about time. This service and this price point could open up the opportunity advanced degrees to a huge new audience.
Affordability of higher education is a huge issue for many people in our country (undergrad and grad) As a teacher I know that I had to wait for years to get tuition reimbursement and at one class at a time I would be 40 before I got my Masters, if it were not for loans.
Older teachers tell me how cheap their Masters (and undergrad) was years ago and that it almost is not worth it from a financial standpoint today. Though I think it is absolutely necessary from a pedagogical point of view.
I think that more education is necessary for many of us in a changing world, we need to keep up and if we are going to well in our professions advanced degrees are often a necessity.
Yeah Georia tech and I hope others will follow suit- good schools that are not in it for the profit ;)
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