'In the Knowledge Economy, We Need a Netflix of Education' (techcrunch.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: When we want to acquire useful knowledge, we have to search the web broadly, find experts by word-of-mouth and troll through various poorly designed internal document sharing systems. This method is inefficient. There should be a better solution that helps users find what they need. Such a solution would adapt to the user's needs and learn how to make ongoing customized recommendations and suggestions through a truly interactive and impactful learning experience. Before Netflix, Spotify, Reddit and similar curated content apps, you had to go to numerous sources to find the shows, music, news and other media you wished to view. Now, the entertainment and media you actually want to consume is easily discoverable and personalized to your interests. In many ways the entertainment model is a good framework for knowledge management and learning development applications. The solution for the learning and development industry would be a platform that can make education more accessible and relevant -- something that allows us to absorb and spread knowledge seamlessly. Just as Netflix delivers entertainment we want at our fingertips, the knowledge and learning we need should be delivered where and when we need it.

Comments

We already have it.

[technoid_]

Just look at Coursera, EdX, Code School, and others.

Are they free? No, but neither is Netflix or Hulu.

Re: We already have it.

[PopeRatzo]

Youtube is free, and is the closest to a Netflix of Education.

Ask Youtube how to do anything. There is probably a video.

And hundreds of people who are there to tell you,

A) You're doing it wrong
B) You don't need to learn this, because the Earth is flat and Jews control everything
C) You're a fag for wanting to learn this. And probably a Jew.

Already exists.

[gurps_npc]

Called the Khan Academy.

Great site with lots of topics.

Re:Already exists.

[Rakarra]

LOL. We could have replaced teachers by automated machines years ago.

There's no substitute for a good teacher. Everyone learns differently, and everyone has different places where they can get stuck. There's no better way to get past a mental roadblock than just ASK in person.

The Great Courses

[werld]

I love this "streaming app" on my roku. It's $20's a month which is a little high for my taste but even though I do not really use it as much as i'd like (at least not yet). I have taken some chemistry courses from Georgetown and one of the Photography courses and I really enjoyed both of them. I still pay because its sort of like a donation each month because I think it is a good idea and I want it to succeed.. I also do the same with Curiosity Stream. Cheers

Also from the point of bingeing at our own speed.

[Chas]

This is what frustrated me so terribly about public schooling.
"Hurry up and wait for the slow kids."

Was worst in grade school, got only slightly better in high school, and college was simply more-of-same.

Even afterwards, classes for various forms of certification are just DREADFULLY slow.

As someone with ADD, being told to just stand there and hold my dick COMPLETELY destroys the learning experience, because it becomes so disjointed.

If I'd had something like Netflix to absorb information from, I might have done a lot better in school (blew out testing, but classwork destroyed my GPA).