Interesting post on the challenges of building a MOOC in the Coursera model, authored from the perspective of the University of Edinburgh, which recently signed up. Coursera courses are designed to rigorously emulate exiusting academic practice, focusing on coursework and cointent, and elevating the status of the professor. Rather than promote engagement, Coursera seems to move away from it; "Coursera themselves recommend an approach that borders on course automation." So why do it? "The University of Edinburgh's partnership with Coursera presents us with an opportunity to research the new and sometimes uncomfortable territory that the MOOC foregrounds." I think that's a goo reason. I may not agree with the Coursera approach, but it would be folly to dismiss it without proper study.
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