Even For Free Online Education, Socioeconomic Disparities Remain (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Even For Free Online Education, Socioeconomic Disparities Remain (2 of 2)

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Two stylized representations of the possible effects of a technological innovation on educational outcomes for students from high- and low-socioeconomic backgrounds are shown. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Dec. 4, 2015, issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.D. Hansen at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, and colleagues was titled, "Democratizing education? Examining access and usage patterns in massive open online courses."

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John Hansen and Justin Reich

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