A discussion I had last week with Justin Reich, the person who presented those HarvardX research findings back in January, got me thinking about the notion of whether marketing MOOCs is required to attract continued “customers” (i.e., students). This question actually derived from another one regarding enrollments and completion numbers for MOOCs delivered more than once. […]
Archives for February 2014
Slate – Joining the MOOC Discussion
I debated jumping into the comments section of that Slate story I mentioned last week, but thought the better of it. Partly, I knew how much trouble I have keeping track of multiple online discussion points at the same time (an issue I should probably write about later in the year with regard to MOOC […]
Interview with Archie Abrams from Udemy
First off, greetings to visitors from Slate Magazine, and if you’re trying to orient yourself to a project that’s been going on for just over a year, a good place to start is this first blog entry that talks about what I was trying to with my One Year BA program, and some analysis I […]
Coursera Specializations
Just before my visit to the company last week, Coursera announced a new program called Coursera Specializations that will allow students to use success on specific sets of individual courses to earn a special certificate designed to communicate mastery of a body of knowledge in areas such as education, technology and reasoning/analysis. Each specialization is […]
What I Learned at Fullerton College
The most intriguing aspect of last week’s trip to California was the contrast between the discussions I had “up north” with inventors, innovators and pioneers in new educational technologies (including MOOCs) and the students I encountered at a real-world school (Fullerton College – the Southern California Community College where I spoke at their 100th anniversary […]