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Singapore did something to combat the rise of China and that is why they are where they are today. They’ve positioned themselves as an economic center and an educational center, but they are just a pimple on the very edge of Asia. Their rise is partly due to the fall of the 20th century superpowers of the USA, Europe and Japan. If these super powers weren’t drowning in debt then Singapore would not be as important on earth because it is today. It’s very possible that Shanghai and Singapore could be the leading financial centers on earth very soon.

In the past it seems foreign universities flocked to set up in Singapore, however now I believe the flocking is always to China. They’ve to flock far from the dying 20th century superpowers to survive. And the sole places to go are cina, the near east, the center east, the eastern bloc and several out of the way locations that no body really wants to go to. Now Russia could be the next education center competing with China, or much more likely they will be working together.

In the dying 20th century superpowers, universities lived of government funding and government guaranteed student loans. So the price tag on education kept increasing, and that has priced them out of the market place. Now if you like an education it’s cheaper to leave the dying 20th century superpowers, except Germany, and head to the East. There you can learn the language of the future along with get a degree. And if you play it right you will get a scholarship from their government, or your government as is the case in NZ.

Then you can stay on and work in one of many 21st century superpowers.

Now the largest change to hit mankind since the printing press or fire for example, is maneuvering to a university near you. And when it gets there, change is the word. Will the universities of the 20th century upgrade or downsize, or go extinct to allow for the new generation. The generation who have been mentioned before a screen, in cyber space. The generation who will get what they need at the click of a mouse, or the touch of a screen. Are they likely to go to a physical campus or a virtual campus? Are their internet friends who they have never met likely to influence them to go to a virtual campus. Or will their classmates from school drag them off to a physical campus. Only time will tell.

MOOCs are an introduction to courses at a physical university, but they are also an introduction to the virtual university world of the future. And they introduce Universitas Airlangga  the MOOCers to what they can do in cyber space. Exactly how many MOOCers will now attempt an on the web university rather than likely to a physical campus. The change MOOCs are inflicting on the near future hasn’t got here yet, not surprising they have only been around for a couple of years. Let them have time.

Now with the after affects of the 2020 pandemic still with us. Where a lot of graduates still haven’t got jobs, maybe the mindset of get into university at any cost is no further relevant. And cost is the factor and so is the major. So where can you obtain a first class education at a cost you can afford. Try likely to the East or cyberspace. It’s still cheaper to attend the East now, but which may change as the internet generation comes of age. Also as universities have priced themselves out of the market place and the half-life of everything you learn at university is getting shorter, why head to university. All that’s necessary is a diploma in a certain subject and you can get a job. On top of that obtain the diploma when you are working. Not four years later and anything from $20,000 to over $100,000 in debt. And when companies accept MOOCs on a CV then education is free, anyway so far.

Peter Legrove is in the process of writing a brand new book. One of is own other books in education is approximately teaching your kids to read using phonics and Montessori sandpaper letters. This book is approximately MOOCs, what they are, how to accomplish them, and the result they might have on the continuing future of education as we realize it. This page is (c) Copyright Peter LeGrove 2020, All Rights Reserved