Employment Research (ER)
RESEARCH FREEZE: 6.0.0.1x exams in progress. Akintade Britto aced the finals within 24 hours, thus shattering AW benchmark (once again, ditto 2016)!! He's been elevated to rarefied air as only other AW Jedi, the first being Segun Sobulo who like obe wan kenobi, retreated to the cloud to prepare for ...
MITx curriculum as a career shield:
One of the biggest drawbacks to the information age is Africa. It's a problem MOOCs are
addressing eloquently, there's a body of research that proves this (Jonathan Haber's MOOC by MIT press is a good reference)
One of the known issues with any MOOC strategy is revenue generation globally, which includes Africa. What's not being discussed is
how MOOC grads aren't recruited by African organizations after completing courses from the best schools in the world.
Unilag is better than
MITx curriculum because a Unilag graduate with the right network can drive a new car. Never mind that students ALWAYS report back after 1
week of 6.0.0.1x that they have learnt more in a week than 4 years of college in Nigeria
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Below is a sample job posting of what's currently attainable, figures are lower than NYC minimum wage and that's the challenge. It's more rewarding to work at KFC in New York than it is to be a programmer in Nigeria.
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MITx alumns have a minimum valuation of $10/hr (or 300,000 naira for partime 20 hours/week)
MITx on edX