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A world where grades will be left behind


MR. Thrun, started a free online artificial intelligence course named Udacity. The course was free and available to anyone who wanted to learn. Students were never late for class and they couldn’t fail. Udacity allowed people to choose between several free online course taught by professionals around the world. More than 160,000 people join this class. He liked the turnout and decided to open up his own education company. Offices at this company have video cameras that capture instructors as they write figures and diagrams on white boards. Udacity also have staff members that create computer based educational games.
Mr.Thrun believes that in the next 30 years more classrooms could be online. The online class could hold as few as ten and up to hundreds of thousands of students. He also states that grades won’t exist anymore. Students will be allowed to take as much time as they need to master a concept. According to Mr. Thrun instruction will be free to everyone. Services such as certification and exams may involve a fee. In the future online schools will be able to accommodate larger amounts of people at a free or low price.

MY RESPONSES

I can see all of Mr. Thrun’s ideals becoming true in the future. The reason that I agree with him is because I already see education courses being taught online. Currently, schools are already offering classes online. Many students would rather take an online class than be in a lecture classroom. Online classes allow you to work at your own pace. I also believe that fun videos and games could help students learn more. I would much rather be playing an educational than reading a boring book.