8 Things You Should Know About MOOCs - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-06-15

Summary:

"Before Harvard and MIT released data last month on their first 16 edX MOOCs, we already knew a few things: Millions of people register for massive open online courses, though far fewer receive certificates of completion. Most MOOC participants already have a college degree, even those outside the United States. But there was a lot we didn’t know, especially about who took different types of MOOCs and how much of the course content they viewed. This information may be valuable to those looking to design and lead successful MOOCs. Here’s what we’ve learned from this first data release covering more than half a million students ..."

Link:

http://chronicle.com/article/8-Things-You-Should-Know-About/146901/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.moocs oa.students oa.colleges oa.universities oa.data oa.edx oa.hei oa.courseware

Date tagged:

06/15/2014, 08:46

Date published:

06/15/2014, 04:46