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> That sounds like great news. Your right, it seems to boil down to politics. I think the problem here in Minnesota is not the professors, but the students, wh
by stinkytaco 10y ago
> That sounds like great news. Your right, it seems to boil down to politics.
I think the problem here in Minnesota is not the professors, but the students, who don't want to take an online course, especially since it does not seem to lead to a reduction in tuition. Several faculty had already integrated MOOCs into their curriculum (staff cuts may have forced their hand), but your customer have to want it. Placement partners also felt they were not necessarily preparing students to the agreed upon level.
- velodrome 10y agoThe approach to MOOCs should be done differently: 1) The courses should be VIGOROUS and SELF-PACED (no quarter, semester). 2) Billed on a monthly subscription. Students are short-sighted: 1) They can load up on more classes concurrently. 2) Spend more time on hard courses and breeze through on easy ones. 3) Have access to more courses and not be constrained by univ. budget or professor availability. Basically, the students get more for their money in the near term. At some point, the tuition will flatten out and potentially increase access to those who could not previously afford to attend.