Deeper Learning Massive Open Online Course (DLMOOC) Opens for Enrollment

Deeper Learning Massive Open Online Course (DLMOOC) Opens for Enrollment | Peer to Peer University  “DLMOOC will include glimpses into cutting edge schools that are putting deeper learning into practice and will invite educators to delve deeply into their own practice. Some of the most pedagogically interesting schools in the country will share their insights, giving participants benefits normally gained only through in-person visits.

Why Do Students Drop Out of MOOCs?

Why Do Students Drop Out of MOOCs?: “MOOCs are a lot more popular with the media and with college administrations than they are with faculty or, more surprisingly, with credit-seeking students. Faculty opposition makes sense: MOOCs represent a direct competitor threatening to replace them in the classroom. Student hesitancy is less intuitive. Don’t students want flexibility in their courses, autonomy in choosing their curriculum, and cheaper options for advanced training? Yet in most MOOCs, 90 percent of enrolled students will fail to finish the course. “