http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2008/05/09/the-cost-of-free-courseware/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-free-courseware Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2008/05/09/the-cost-of-free-courseware/comment-page-1/#comment-21668 Scott McLeod Sat, 10 May 2008 12:15:30 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/09/the-cost-of-free-courseware/#comment-21668 The feds spend $56 billion per year on K-12 education, and some other huge amount on higher education. They could have a special fund for not only MIT but a bunch of other institutions and it still would be a small drop in the bucket. States also could fund initiatives like this - can you imagine how great it could be if each state subsidized openly available courses from its flagship institution(s)? The feds spend $56 billion per year on K-12 education, and some other huge amount on higher education. They could have a special fund for not only MIT but a bunch of other institutions and it still would be a small drop in the bucket. States also could fund initiatives like this – can you imagine how great it could be if each state subsidized openly available courses from its flagship institution(s)?

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