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Long Distance Wisdom

Rick Lewis on the joys of taking a philosophy degree from your armchair.

One of the less well-known benefits of the internet has been a huge expansion in the possibilities of studying philosophy. The old dream of making university education available to all, through correspondence courses, radio and television broadcasts and residential study weeks, inspired the foundation of Britain’s Open University in 1969. However, over the last dozen years or so the internet has transformed distance learning and as a consequence many more universities now offer faraway students the chance to partake of their wisdom. The opportunities include MOOCs and internet-based distance learning degrees.

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) allow you to watch university lecture courses by leading academics while drinking cocoa in your own armchair.

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