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by muzani 2138 days ago
Unis have been in a bubble for decades - what they sell is no longer worth the price tag. COVID seems to be a catalyst for this. But even with MOOCs and bootcamps, there isn't anything that replaces a university as a certification body.

Going to MIT and following a MITx class, you can learn roughly as much, but the person who went to MIT is still far more certified. The difference is so big that MITx, which is free, might even act as a sales funnel to MIT.