Bill Gates the founder of Microsoft express that online degrees have been growing in popularity over the years and will continue in the future. During a Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe, California, Gates predicted that the traditional means of getting a higher education at universities will dramatically change over the next five years. He predicted that the best college education could soon be available online and for free.
"Five years from now on the web for free you'll be able to find the best lectures in the world," he said. "It will be better than any single university."
Gates argues, "The self-motivated learner will be on the web. And there will be far less place-based [college] things...College -- except for the parties -- needs to be less place based."
"Five years from now on the web for free you'll be able to find the best lectures in the world," he said. "It will be better than any single university."
Gates argues, "The self-motivated learner will be on the web. And there will be far less place-based [college] things...College -- except for the parties -- needs to be less place based."
