Online Colleges recently compiled this infographic on MOOCs titled
The Dark Side of MOOCs. The overall grade for MOOCs at this early stage appears to be something less than passing. However, as you review the graphic, keep in mind the following:
- MOOCs bring higher education content from leading institutions (Stanford, MIT, Harvard) to the masses at low or no cost;
- MOOCs are paving the way towards competency-based degree and certificate programs, something that the DOE has recently supported.
- MOOCS could be the start of a smorgasbord model for degrees and certificates: students take MOOCs for free from any offering institution and then earn credit through competency-based exams at their home institutions. CSU Global recently became the first institution to award credit for a MOOC.
Thanks to
OnlineColleges.net for making this graphic available through a
Creative Commons license. The
full sized graphic is also available.
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