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Christopher Sessums

Stanford's open courses raise questions about true value of elite education | Inside Hi... - 0 views

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    . "If individual professors can begin to certify student competence, that begins to unravel the entire fabric of the institution itself."
Christopher Sessums

Data from edX's first course offer preliminary insights into online learning - MIT News... - 0 views

  • in completing homework assignments, users spent more time on video lectures more than any other resource.
  • during an exam, students referred most to the online textbook, which they virtually ignored when doing homework
  • the discussion forum
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  • were the most active group on the discussion forum
  • 90 percent of the clickstream activity on the forum came from users who viewed existing threads without posting comments
  • students who went on to earn certificates in the course
  • social connection
  • the most popular resource for students completing homework assignments
  • Peer interaction seems to improve a student’s chances of success
  • a relationship between achievement and collaboration
  • students who reported working with another student on a problem offline tended to score almost three points higher than someone working alone
  • those who earned certificates were much more active
  • two-thirds of those who registered dropped off almost immediately
  • those who stuck with the course through the second homework assignment, 40 percent went on to earn a certificate
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