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7% completion rates in a 100K MOOC is still 7K students which is far greater than any traditional brick and mortar enrollments.
by perseusprime11 8y ago
7% completion rates in a 100K MOOC is still 7K students which is far greater than any traditional brick and mortar enrollments.
- clintonb 8y agoDisclaimer: I am a former engineer at edX. Bingo! Although the completion rate was low—single digit—more students completed the the first 6.002x offering on edX than have completed the course at MIT in the entire history the course has been offered. As others have mentioned, the completion rate will always be low for numerous reasons. However, if you compare the raw number of students completing the courses, and the costs paid by students, MOOCs come out ahead.
- anonymous5133 8y agoIMO, I think we need to get over this whole idea of "completion rates". Honestly, who cares how many students took the class. The only important metric is how many students obtained a comprehensive understanding of the subject after taking the course. We need side-by-side examinations to really see which is superior.