Good morning! It's MOOC Madness!! Check out this article that appeared in just yesterday's US Today!! It seems that more and more universities nationwide are turning to massive open online classes (MOOCs) as a means to offer more students a sense of their course offerings. But is this the only motivation?
To explore what these MOOCs are all about, I would like the three of you to explore three MOOCs that have recently received quite a bit of attention. Please just go to one of these below sites.
As a cohort, I'd like you to jigsaw our general findings about MOOCs by answering these questions about your selected MOOC:
- What college(s) are affiliated with the MOOCs?
- What types of courses are offered?
- What is required to sign up?
- Are there any costs or potential costs associated with the courses?
- What are the associated general time requirements? Is there flexibility?
- How about associated course expectations (projects, quizzes, tests, etc.)?
- How is the curriculum actually delivered to the student?
- Is there any interaction with the professor? How about with other peers taking the course?
- Could a student earn undergraduate/graduate credit for successful completion? If not, any certificate?
- In your opinion, what is the value of this MOOC?
For a counterposition to the "MOOC craze," please read this article from the School Library Journal. Some of these MOOC statistics are startling!
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