Re:The future of MIT education looks more global, modular, a...
by incision on Thursday August 07, 2014 @12:05AM
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>'It would be helpful if they offered a "degree" of some kind for completing groups of classes.'
They do.
EdX - xSeries [1]
Coursera - Specializations [2]
Udacity - Nanodegrees [3]
Obviously, no one agrees on what to call these groups. Worse, the length, cost and schedules are equally disparate which isn't a problem specific to groups, but the state of MOOCs in general.
One group offering might be 7 classes at $50 each, with each class covering 8 weeks with an estimated effort of 8-10 hours per week. Another is 9 classes at $50 each, with each class covering 4 weeks with an estimated effort of as little as 3-4 hours per week. One group can be completed in as little as three months, another requires a minimum of 3 years.
They do.
EdX - xSeries [1]
Coursera - Specializations [2]
Udacity - Nanodegrees [3]
Obviously, no one agrees on what to call these groups. Worse, the length, cost and schedules are equally disparate which isn't a problem specific to groups, but the state of MOOCs in general.
One group offering might be 7 classes at $50 each, with each class covering 8 weeks with an estimated effort of 8-10 hours per week. Another is 9 classes at $50 each, with each class covering 4 weeks with an estimated effort of as little as 3-4 hours per week. One group can be completed in as little as three months, another requires a minimum of 3 years.
1: https://www.edx.org/xseries
2: https://www.coursera.org/specializations?utm_medium=topnav
3: https://www.udacity.com/nanodegrees