In the long run, we'd probably see more innovative low-cost learning alternatives, such as the free online courses being offered by Stanford, Princeton, and MIT professors through the new ventures Udacity, Coursera, and MITx.
The most important decisions that would create the most learning at the lowest cost would go first.
And their productivity improvements show that the big carriers, for their part, are learning some low-cost tricks.
In the past small-scale designers like Brian Case never could afford the cost or learning time required to work with high-end CAD software.
This is the business model metaphor that most closely fits the future of higher ed: MOOCS like CDs and downloads will enable personal learning opportunities at low cost to a large market, while at the same time universities will provide an environment for a smaller audience of undergraduates to gain wisdom as well as knowledge personally from those who create the knowledge.
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Online learning creates inherent advantages in cost to the institution and flexibility for the student.
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By so doing, the Soviets can substantially improve their position on the technology "learning curve" at minimal cost.
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But is learning moderately good Chinese worth the opportunity cost?
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This lowers the cost per test, ensures that learning is retained, and maximizes the chances of the experimental regime outlasting individual sponsors and team leaders.
One of Columbia's difficulties, ironically, is that its non-profit competitors have lately been learning and applying many of its own legitimate cost-saving techniques (see article).
Foster research on the development, use, evaluation and re-contextualisation of OER as well as on the opportunities and challenges they present, and their impact on the quality and cost-efficiency of teaching and learning in order to strengthen the evidence base for public investment in OER.
If you are interested in learning more about what different government activities will cost you over your lifetime, the Independent Institute (for whom I serve as a Research Fellow) has assembled a handy website, MyGovCost.com, that will allow you to estimate how much you will pay for different government activities.
You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time.
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We see cost escalations as companies coming up the learning curve.
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Because a lot of the cost of the licensing procress is the learning curve of doing the first one, experienced clerical staff can complete the licensing fairly efficiently, and help to shield more senior managers from ever having to spend even five minutes of their day worrying about the process.
Improve both cost-efficiency and quality of teaching and learning outcomes through greater use of OER.
Distance learning threatens one day to disrupt higher education by reducing the cost of college and by offering the convenience of a stay-at-home, do-it-on-your-own-time education.
These realities speak to underlying concerns about cost, access, relevance, and the quality of learning.
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In partnership with the public and private sectors and non- governmental organizations and supported by comprehensive implementation and pedagogical services, OLPCA seeks to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power connected laptop that empowers individual learning and growth.
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Instead of learning from expensive certification programs and courses, employees can leverage low-cost resources to learn from one another.
The cost of losing a house is a high price to pay for learning to evaluate what you can afford before buying, being skeptical of mortgage salespeople, and preparing for economic emergencies.
What if the district CIO could spend time visiting with IT leaders in the local business community learning about how they are leveraging technology to achieve the goals of their organizations and create cost efficiencies.
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