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"Also, there is no "revolution" here" I tend to agree. Actually, I don't see much improvement over a book. I rather have a well-written book in my hand rather

"Also, there is no "revolution" here" I tend to agree. Actually, I don't see much improvement over a book. I rather have a well-written book in my hand rather than having to go through so many videos. For me, the main advantage is easy and free access. Also, they make it easier to pace oneself, which is one of the hard part with self-teaching. "When 90% of your "students" fail to complete the courses, you have an epic failure on your hands. " What is the percentage of dedicated students, that have the right background to understand the material, complete the course? "MOOCs are not working." If working is defined in term of completion rate, they are not. But it's not the right metric.

saraid216 13y ago
> > When 90% of your "students" fail to complete the courses, you have an epic failure on your hands. > What is the percentage of dedicated students, that have the right background to understand the material, complete the course? What we have now is too much marketing. The reason 90% of students fail to complete the course is because 90% of them aren't really students. But the MOOC purveyors insist on calling them that despite the fact that a lot of people enroll in a course they don't have time/ability for. And people do that because there's no reason not to.