Analysis of MOOC pedagogy in relation to designing a MOOC for Cousera on el-learning and technology by the teachers and researchera associated with the MSc in elearning at the University of Edinburgh.
Don't just claim massive enrolments, justify the completions. A case study in very poor retention in a Coursera course. The comments suggest that Open is key and that there is no evidence that Massive adds any qualitative value in MOOCS.
"That the acronym MOOCs rhymes with "nukes" seems apt. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs - led by two profit-making start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, founded by entrepreneurial Stanford professors - are a new disruptive force in education. "
"A report summarising the experience of the University of Edinburgh of offering our first 6 massive open online courses (MOOCs) in partnership with Coursera"
Infographic on online education providers that offer online courses - including ones that are free and well known such Coursera & Udacity as well as others that are less well known which charge subscription fees such as Benchprep and The Great Courses.
Account of the development of the Edinburgh Moocs. Required watching to get an understanding of the backstage rationale rather than the Coursera shop window view.
Moocs as capitalist ventures which will parasitically destroy academia and also produce poor returns for learners. This is an economic landgrab of huge proportions.