> It kind of makes sense - if everything is online courses, it doesn't matter to Harvard whether the students are at an apartment in Cambridge St or in the middle of the Mongolian steppe, as long as you have internet access.
It makes a massive difference.
1. Students need good internet access, which a lot of them don't have in third world countries.
2. Students can't be expected to attend lectures and participate in class when they are in an opposite timezone (i.e. all of India and China).
It's a pretty easy decision for all of these students to just skip a semester rather than pay ridiculous tuition and not even be allowed to stay on campus, hence causing problems for the university.
It makes a massive difference.
1. Students need good internet access, which a lot of them don't have in third world countries.
2. Students can't be expected to attend lectures and participate in class when they are in an opposite timezone (i.e. all of India and China).
It's a pretty easy decision for all of these students to just skip a semester rather than pay ridiculous tuition and not even be allowed to stay on campus, hence causing problems for the university.