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 "This is pretty amazing." That's the University of Virginia's David Evans, teaching an online Introduction to Computer Science. Online classes are now taught by many top universities and offer everything from computer programming to the science of cooking. Many classes are either free or inexpensive, and are updated more quickly than regular college curricula. That's important to the millions of students who learn technical and other skills from Lynda.com. Co-founder Lynda Weinman spoke to VOA via Skype, "We can come to market very quickly and we teach transient skills, so a lot of software is changing constantly or new software is being invented and those sorts of things can't easily make their way into college curriculum." Another difference, instead of the professor lecturing to students, who then do research, study, and homework alone, online classes flip that around, according to student and blogger John Haber who said in a Skype interview he is taking enough online classes to earn a four-year college degree in just one year. "They are watching the lectures at home as homework, recorded lectures, and when they get to class, they are having more active discussions, or interactions with the teachers or working on projects." Experts say the new technology will have a "major impact" on colleges. And some predict future classes may be a blend of online lectures and professors helping students work through difficult problems in person.

弗吉尼亚大学的大卫•埃文斯在网上教授计算机科学概论，他说“这真是很惊人。” 现在很多顶尖大学都提供网络教程，教授内容囊括从计算机程序设计到科学烹饪的一切东西。许多课程要么免费要么收费低廉，而且比常规学校的课程更新得更快。 这对从Lynda.com上学习技术和其他技能的数以百万计的学生来说这很重要的。共同创始人琳达•温曼通过Skype对美国之音说，“我们能迅速进入市场，我们教速成技能。所以像很多不断更新的软件或者不断开发出来的新软件这些东西就很难入选高校课程。” 另一点区别，与教授给学生上课，然后学生自己做研究、学习、做作业不同，据学生兼博主约翰•哈伯说，网络班反了过来。该博主在一次Skype采访中表示他一年内报的网络班足够获得一个四年制大学的学位。 “他们的家庭作业就是在家看教学视频，记记笔记，等他们到了班上就会更积极地进行讨论啊，和老师交流啊，或者在做项目。” 专家表示这种新技术将会在大学产生重大影响。有些专家还预测未来的课程可能会是网上授课和教授面对面帮学生解决难题的混合体。