article_snippet: Existing colleges and universities, flush with federal dollars, have already created all the essential building blocks for National U. Anyone with an Internet connection can log on to Coursera, edX, saylor.org, and many other websites offering high-quality online courses, created by many of the world's greatest universities and taught by tenured professors, for free.
article_snippet: Tens of millions of students have already signed up for high-quality online courses, created by many of the world's greatest universities and taught by tenured professors, for free over the last four years.
article_snippet: The free college providers can't (or won't) give online students the one thing online students need more than anything else: a college degree.
article_snippet: If it all sounds too good to be true, keep in mind that free online courses from the likes of MIT are a very recent phenomenon.
article_snippet: Higher education policies just haven't adapted to free online courses from the likes of MIT are a very recent phenomenon — yet.
article_snippet: Now The federal government's higher education approval powers just needs to use free online courses from the likes of MIT are a very recent phenomenon on behalf of students, instead of traditional colleges and universities that are charging far too much.