Massively  Open  Online  Courses  (a.k.a.  MOOCs)  

Charles  Severance  University  of  Michigan  School  of  Informa>on  

October  2013  

hDp://edutechnica.com/moocmap/  

www.coursera.org  

April  2012  

hDp://edutechnica.com/moocmap/  

Internet:  TCI  

Nuthin’  But  Net  

Taped  in  1995  

hDp://www.dr-­‐chuck.com/coursera/insidetheinternet/2012-­‐001/maps/where.html  

N=4701  

New  York,  Los  Angeles,  Ann  Arbor,  Chicago,  Washington  DC,  Memphis,  SeaDle,  Seoul,  Barcelona,    London,  Mexico  City,    Amsterdam,  Manila  Melbourne,  Perth...  

hDp://youtu.be/GD9RSoVDKkw  

Megan  (UK)   Karen  (NC)  

Susan  (PA)  Sue  (CA)   Mauro  (Italy)  

Mazen  (Egypt)  

Mauro  (Italy)  

Across  four  sessions:    Start  Class:  31343  Finish  Class:  12804    (41%)    Enrollment:    139375  ADend  One  Lecture:  53958  

Five  Million  Students  /  54  Staff  

Is  this  new?  

hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/286709039  (Crea>ve  Commons)  

hDp://mfeldstein.com/emerging-­‐student-­‐paDerns-­‐in-­‐moocs-­‐a-­‐revised-­‐graphical-­‐view/  

hDp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner  

How  to  train  children.  

hDp://www.flickr.com/photos/87913776@N00/5130228454    (Crea>ve  Commons)  

What  will  change?  

hDp://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/14/georgia-­‐tech-­‐and-­‐udacity-­‐roll-­‐out-­‐massive-­‐new-­‐low-­‐cost-­‐degree-­‐program  

University  of  Michigan  Informa>cs  Gradua>on  Recep>on  –  April  2013  

This  is  only  aler  18  months...  

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