Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Aug 05, 2013 9:56:58 am PDT #1380 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Sophia Brooks - Aug 05, 2013 10:01:33 am PDT #1381 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I believe that all Coursera and EdX courses are technically audits. They have a VERY low completion rate-- less than 7% (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/10/new-study-low-mooc-completion-rates)
Also, they really sound great for what you guys are using them for, but they are being marketed to Universities as replacements for required courses that are cheaper than having to pay faculty. [link]
Amy - Aug 05, 2013 10:08:38 am PDT #1382 of 30000
Because books.
I know you have to pay something to be on the "Signature Track" with Coursera, which I think actually confers credit? Taking the courses for free only gets you a certificate of completion or something.
Connie Neil - Aug 05, 2013 10:21:02 am PDT #1383 of 30000
brillig
edX has A Global History of Architecture that I'm very interested in. That Letters of the Apostle Paul looks interesting, as well.
le nubian - Aug 05, 2013 10:22:58 am PDT #1384 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sophia Brooks - Aug 05, 2013 10:25:01 am PDT #1385 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The signature track gets you a "verified certificate" rather than a certificate of completion. They are trying to partner with Universities for credit granting (there were about 300 meetings here with both Coursera and EdX, but eventually it came to nothing because they wanted us to do all the work of putting the course together, they would charge the people, and keep the vast amount of the money)
msbelle - Aug 05, 2013 10:32:43 am PDT #1386 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
RE: Tom's Big Wheel link. Thought #1 - Cool! Thought #2 - I would have a hard time getting up from that.
OFFA MY LAWN!!!
§ ita § - Aug 05, 2013 10:38:21 am PDT #1387 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I believe that all Coursera and EdX courses are technically audits.
The edX cooking course has a stream where you finish the assignments, and one where you putter. The Coursera art course I took had one stream where you do the quizzes and one where you do quizzes and create art. I looked at another one where you either just did the quizzes or you did quizzes and programming--I haven't come across one where they expect you to not do a specified amount of work.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 05, 2013 10:42:56 am PDT #1388 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am thinking of audit as the opposite as "for credit"- I guess it is better to say these are non-credit classes And there is no penalty if you do not do the assignments, and whether you do or not, you will not get college credit- you will get personal and professional enrichment at your own pace.
Connie Neil - Aug 05, 2013 10:56:10 am PDT #1389 of 30000
brillig
I have missed the classroom experience for years. My brain is getting lazy. None of the enrichment classes I have access to in terms of timeframe are in a subject I'm interested in. I don't want to do ballroom dancing or improve my computer skills learn to cook vegetarian. I want to study something academic.