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I'm told by someone who's taught one that the completion rates on free MOOCs are in the low single digit percents of people who signed up, if that. But, as he

by mkehrt 13y ago

I'm told by someone who's taught one that the completion rates on free MOOCs are in the low single digit percents of people who signed up, if that. But, as he points out, this is really ok, as people are learning as much as they care to.

systematical 13y ago
Yeah there is a difference when you actually pay for them, this is paid for. I've never completed a free one, but any online college course I've paid for you can bet I've completed spending several hours a week on and well over 16 hours or more leading up to mid-terms and finals.
djKianoosh 13y ago
if something is free, i bet many more people sign up to see what it's like. if it's not for them, they bail. a high percentage of dropout i would think is expected for something that's free. it's comparing apples and oranges...