Technology in education is advancing extremely fast. Many Professors decide to broadcast their lectures. However, many students are using these videos as their alternate forms of education sometimes avoiding the very education they are paying for.
According to The Chronicle of Higher education, there are many students who are taking advantage of the many databases of online lectures. An article by Jeffrey Young specifically cites 3 students who all used online lectures. One student chose this method of studying simply because she did not feel her own professor could teach adequately. Another, simply needed more help in the subject. Basically, Universities that are affiliated with programs have large selections of lectures that are pre-recorded. Each lecture is broken up by subjected matter that can be easily navigated by students. One of the most popular of these databases is iTunes U. short for iTunes University. iTunes is one of the most popular music management programs out. With its online store, one can browse various schools and see what lectures have been posted. The best part of all, it is all free. This has users smiling because it is such a broad database of knowledge that can be accessed for nothing.
Also, the most groundbreaking is the open courseware. Open courseware is an enhanced experience that includes lecture videos, notes, and exams. This draws the most controversy because many students are favoring these over their own courses they pay for at school. This is also rather beneficial. Students who need help can simply go to one of these open courseware resources and watch lectures. Then study the notes and practice with exams. This is truly a revolutionary technological advancement in education.
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