I think for those who have not attended college, they may not be technologically ready for MOOC. Plus, they receive no assistance from the institution regarding how to complete a series of course to be equally trained in one subject as those students attending real classes. At this moment, MOOC is still a platform of various independent free online courses. No wonder this news says most who took MOOC courses already have college degrees. They have been through, they know what they have missed and MOOC fills that gap.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
MOOC Still Falls Short
(7/10/2013) There is a good analysis about why no student at Colorado State University would take an online course by just $89 to get credits which normally cost more than $1000.
I think for those who have not attended college, they may not be technologically ready for MOOC. Plus, they receive no assistance from the institution regarding how to complete a series of course to be equally trained in one subject as those students attending real classes. At this moment, MOOC is still a platform of various independent free online courses. No wonder this news says most who took MOOC courses already have college degrees. They have been through, they know what they have missed and MOOC fills that gap.
I think for those who have not attended college, they may not be technologically ready for MOOC. Plus, they receive no assistance from the institution regarding how to complete a series of course to be equally trained in one subject as those students attending real classes. At this moment, MOOC is still a platform of various independent free online courses. No wonder this news says most who took MOOC courses already have college degrees. They have been through, they know what they have missed and MOOC fills that gap.
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Education,
MOOC,
Technology
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