'Exam factory' schools urged to shift emphasis to online learning

Institute of Directors report says computer-based teaching would prepare students for a future when work is done by robots

High-quality, low-cost online courses could be used to shift schools away from being “exam factories” and help students keep pace with the threat of automation, according to a new report by the Institute of Directors.

The report argues that the internet allows schools to be more flexible and adapt learning towards “a future in which more and more work is taken over by robots or computers”.

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