Testing MOOCs: See massive open online courses examined – ZipMinis Blog-ology: Science of Blogging.
Mines the little research that has been done on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) performance in producing learning, finding that great potential lies in this new model.
Notes that most courses, including Coursera’s, are lecture based with optional homework assignments. While on the surface this sounds negative, many top universities are lending their professors to this models: MIT, Stanford, Penn State, etc. These organizations lend validation to the potential educational value.
