why a mooc?
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MOOC?
August 8, 2012Pat Sine
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Massively Open
OnlineCourse
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Who’s offering these?http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/05/all_moocs_explained_market_open_and_dewey.html
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The Experience• Why does it work for a student?
• What does it take from technology?
• What does it take from the faculty?
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Db-class.org• http://www.db-class.org• Stanford U introductory database class running
along traditional course• Total registered students: 91,734• Students turning in some work
(composite score > 0): 25,859• Students receiving
Statement of Accomplishment(composite score >= 160) : 6,513
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Why do people participate?
• Filling in gapso New things since formal schooling
o Things we missed but know we need
• Participating in a group with common interests
• Certification
• Degrees
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http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/05/all_moocs_explained_market_open_and_dewey.html
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Features• Web site with weekly calendar and regular updates
• Text and other materials available for easy download
• Videos in small chunks, some with embedded check questions
• Automated Assignments – with multiple attempts!o Quizzes
o Exercises in a self-correcting workspace
• Automated Exams
• Q & A forum, with *very* active TAs and others
• Weekly Screenside Chats
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Predicted ways Coursera and others will make
money:
a. Charging for certification and testing.
b. Vending of tutorial services, translations,
facilitation of small-group discussion and peer
learning, etc.
c. Direct tuition for courses or clusters of courses
d. Miscellaneous sources like ads and employment
services
Good MOOC’s, Bad MOOC’sChronicle.com, July 25, 2012, 4:06 pmBy Marc Bousquet
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http://mfeldstein.com/four-barriers-that-moocs-must-overcome-to-become-sustainable-model/
Four Barriers That MOOCs Must Overcome To Build a Sustainable
Model
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