Fredrick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, writes a detailed article regarding a new department of education policy called the ‘Online Skills Laboratory.’
The Obama administration has “launched a worrisome but largely unnoticed assault upon the nation’s publishers and the vibrant market in online learning. The U.S. House has approved a White House-backed provision to provide $500 million to develop free, and “freely available,” online college courses,” states Hess.
Providing everyone an education at a low cost is a good idea. What is unclear is how the money will be distributed and what current online courseware, if any, will be used in this new ‘Online Skills Laboratory.’
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