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>The MOOC rush is over. We know the organic retention rates are abysmal. I don't think I've ever completed a MOOC. When I get what I want out of it I drop it.
by rgblambda 6y ago
>The MOOC rush is over. We know the organic retention rates are abysmal.
I don't think I've ever completed a MOOC. When I get what I want out of it I drop it. Now if I was paying for it or if completion was a requirement for a job or promotion I think I'd be more invested in completing the course.
- intended 6y agoTrue, and this one reason among many why MOOC Retention rates are at 3%. This is one of the reasons that online education will fall behind real world college classes. Another is whether people learn the same amount.
- ashtonkem 6y agoThe lack of structure and pressure is also a thing. In a traditional class you must show up or miss out. MOOCs are available at all times forever, which means you can watch them “someday”, which is usually the same as “never”.
- rgblambda 6y agoHonestly I'd rather have the MOOCs there so I can access them as though they were a library. You get more context than on Stackoverflow but you don't have to commit to several classes or find out early on that you picked the wrong course.