文档介绍：edX
What is a MOOC?
MOOCs
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Massive
Open
Online
Course
Typically free and credit-less
Being offered by elite universities through partnerships with MOOC providers (such as Coursera)
Open to anyone with an connection
Very large and often have a student enrollment so big (as many as 50,000 or more) that faculty cannot respond to everyone individually
Designed to give students automatic or peer-generated feedback
What are MOOCS?
MOOCs are:
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Apple iTunesU
Canvas
Class2Go
Coursera
CourseSites
edX
Google Course-Builder
Khan Academy
Udacity
Udemy
Sample of MOOC Providers
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As of September 11, 2012:
Udacity had over 200,000 people signed up for its courses
As of November 2, 2012:
EdX had 370,000 students in its fall courses
As of November 26, 2012:
Coursera had reached more than million students
MOOCs By-the-Numbers
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MOOC Goals
MOOC Goals
Offer quality education to the most remote corners of the world.
Help people further their careers.
Help people expand intellectual and works with munities.
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MOOC Benefits & Possibilities
Recognized instructors and industry leaders have the ability to reach large volumes of students in ways never before possible.
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MOOC Benefits & Possibilities
Students can make global connections.
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MOOC Benefits & Possibilities
Sir John Daniel
MOOCs will have an important impact in two ways:
Importing teaching (global reach of instructors and topics).
Encouraging institutions to develop distinctive missions (incentivizing pedagogical change).
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MOOC Benefits & Possibilities
The Innovative University
Christensen and Eyring
Customize your education according to how you learn best!
Without disrupting traditional brick and mortar schools!
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