...almost complete opposites. A wiki-U would be composed of people working at the university for some extra cash (like gumbi west pointed out) or for the sake of teaching, whereas the asshats at Phoenix only serve to rip off the providers of Pell grants and other financial aid, with barely any care given towards an actual education.
Anyway, as cosm humorously said, the major problem of a wiki-U would be that the very nature of a volunteer organization of this nature would make for a questionable education experience. The teachers can come and go as they wish, leaving once they loose interest. Sure, it's possible for a student to learn if they work hard at it, but with a dynamic staff that changes out frequently, and where the volunteers have varying levels of knowledge, I doubt most students would benefit from it. It may seem like a fun experiment, but in the end of the 4 years at wiki-U, it would be hard to prove your worth. I'd rather have a professional (as in they teach in their field of study, and work there full-time) teachers at respected and, if applicable, accredited (like ABET for engineering programs) degrees. If I wanted to learn in a wiki environment, I'd rather go to Wikipedia, etc., than a wiki-U.
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...almost complete opposites. A wiki-U would be composed of people working at the university for some extra cash (like gumbi west pointed out) or for the sake of teaching, whereas the asshats at Phoenix only serve to rip off the providers of Pell grants and other financial aid, with barely any care given towards an actual education. Anyway, as cosm humorously said, the major problem of a wiki-U would be that the very nature of a volunteer organization of this nature would make for a questionable education experience. The teachers can come and go as they wish, leaving once they loose interest. Sure, it's possible for a student to learn if they work hard at it, but with a dynamic staff that changes out frequently, and where the volunteers have varying levels of knowledge, I doubt most students would benefit from it. It may seem like a fun experiment, but in the end of the 4 years at wiki-U, it would be hard to prove your worth. I'd rather have a professional (as in they teach in their field of study, and work there full-time) teachers at respected and, if applicable, accredited (like ABET for engineering programs) degrees. If I wanted to learn in a wiki environment, I'd rather go to Wikipedia, etc., than a wiki-U.