2918 EDU: BIZ: The practical education. Avoid student debt. Go to college on the internet.

The practical education.  
Avoid student debt. 
Go to college on the internet.  

The Empty Classroom

How to avoid student debt

• Have rich parents or:
• Live at home while you go to junior college and work at a job.
• Develop the skill of managing your own learning
• Take courses on the internet.
• FIND THE BEST ONLINE COURSE PROVIDER FOR YOU
• Look for intern opportunities 
• Build a career portfolio demonstrating what you can do.
• Use your career portfolio in applications for a job or scholarship.
• Find Your Next Job: Employers who recognize the value of online education
• This plan only works for people who are self-directed and take initiative. 
• Some employers see that those are the kind of people they want to hire.
• Education is certification too:   Micro-credentials

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What college does for most students and parents

• Provides instruction in their chosen areas of interest.
• Provides evaluation and certification of their capabilities in selected areas.
• Provides social interaction with peers of similar social background
• Gets the college-age offspring out of the house.

What the internet can do for mature students

• Provides instruction in their chosen areas of interest
• Provides evaluation and certification of their capabilities in selected areas.

In a virtual world

• Provides social interaction with peers of similar social background

New job opportunities might be developed by web-smart educators/entrepreneurs

• Teacher's web assistant brings museums, aquariums, webcams virtual worlds, libraries, games, and challenges
• Become a MoocLab Online Tutor