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>some never even log in to take MOOCs they register fo So what? How is this at all relevant? If we look at how many people have walked into a bookstore or lib
by dqpb 9y ago
>some never even log in to take MOOCs they register fo
So what? How is this at all relevant?
If we look at how many people have walked into a bookstore or library, have browsed through a book but never bothered to actually buy and read it, would we say books are a failure? Would you say books have a 95% fail rate? This is such a pointless train of thought.
- twblalock 9y agoWhy did you decide that MOOCs should be held to the same standard as libraries or bookstores? MOOCs are marketed as courses, and sometimes as an alternative form of higher education. Furthermore, I doubt the people who go to the trouble of designing curricula for MOOCs expect students to drop out partway through. Comparing MOOCs to college courses seems like a better match to the image the MOOC companies themselves have promoted. And if we make that comparison, completion definitely matters.
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- dqpb 9y agoThe fundamental difference is that MOOCs are recorded rather than performed live. This makes both the distribution and access patterns more similar to books than to college courses. Of course any particular MOOC can be made more or less like a normal class by putting the content behind a hefty paywall, enforcing strict due dates, and adding perverse performance incentives.