MOOC Enrollment Trends
Enrollments Steadily Decline After Launch Key Observation Nearly all courses see a drop in weekly enrollment of at least half within three years of their launch. Half of the courses …
Training Opportunities for Duke Extend
Duke Extend is a flexible course provider available for use by the Duke community. It is built on the open source platform Open edX. Duke Learning Innovation manages the platform …
Could A Student Have Guessed Their Way To Success On Your Last Exam?
Check Your Last Multiple Choice Exam Would you like to check how likely it would be for a student to guess their way to a passing grade in your most …
“That’s Awesome!” — Art of the MOOC
Art of the MOOC is a six week Coursera-hosted course on social art created by Pedro Lasch from Duke and Nato Thompson, the chief curator from Creative Time. The course explores a range of socially engaged art through many examples and more than two dozen great guest interviews. The creators invite students to participate in creating their own art projects every week.
MOOC Design Lessons From The Trenches
Duke University and its faculty have taken the initiative to explore the potential of massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) across a wide range of course topics. While supporting the faculty …
Coursera Pilots On-Demand Student Engagement Features
Coursera’s shift to an on-demand format dramatically changed how MOOCs are offered on their platform, including some notable changes in how instructors can engage their students in the course content. In a time-limited …
“That’s Awesome!” — Globalizing Higher Education
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the ‘Knowledge Economy’ is a jointly created course offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the …
“That’s Awesome!” — Medical Neuroscience
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Medical Neuroscience by Duke University has awesome multiple-choice question assessments. This course teaches neuroscience at a graduate school level for medical and …
“That’s Awesome!” — Child Nutrition and Cooking
Great Examples from Online Courses What It’s About Child Nutrition and Cooking from Stanford University has some awesome video content. The lessons are presented from a cozy kitchen setting by instructor Maya …
Coursera Forums: Why Students Don’t Like To Have Graded Discussions
In several Coursera classes, including two from Duke University, course instructors and staff have attempted to motivate students to interact in the forums through a participation component to the final …