Higher ed's grudge against MOOCs -- Part 3

Last update: Saturday 3/24/18

This third post concludes the discussion I began in Part 1 and continued in Part 2. It summarizes the ten online degrees offered by Coursera's partners. Then it offers a plausible scenario wherein the courses in Coursera's online degree programs could contribute to the disruption of the lion's share American higher ed that still needs to be disrupted for the benefit of most American students.

A "must take" MOOC and a "must read" book for data scientists

Last update: Tuesday 2/27/28

According to a 2017 New York Times review of the MOOC, Learning How to Learn, this course has been taken by "more than 1.8 million students from 200 countries, the most ever on Coursera". The course is based on Dr. Barbara Oakly's best-selling book, "A Mind for Numbers, How to Excel at Math and Science, Even if you Flunked Algebra". Now here's a flash: This MOOC and its companion text are not just for "them" -- the algebra flunkers; it's also for "us" -- the "us" who cursed loudly when we "only" got a 98 on the algebra final exam ... :-(