Massive open online courses (MOOCs) offer the potential for a student learning experience that is collaborative, engaging and global. What is distinctive about the student experience in a massive open …
The Data Analysis and Statistical Inference Coursera MOOC is huge! There are over 85,000 students in the class from all over the world. The majority of people are participating in the course because it teaches useful skills. Read more to learn why students take the course, how the course design and resources help students learn, and read many student reactions.
Our pre-course survey results are in and all indications are that Marine Megafauna students are a diverse group! The first chart below shows the age distribution of students who took …
We are about one month in to the third session of Duke’s MOOC on Human Physiology, a popular course with over 32,000 students enrolled, and are excited to release some …
The Distance Education Special Interest Group at Duke (DE SIG @ Duke) has announced their meeting agendas through June 2014. The group does not have a formal membership and all …
Emerging instructional technologies and innovative approaches to online teaching are an important part of the higher education landscape. The Sloan Consortium’s report: “Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education …
Medical Neuroscience is a fascinating and in-depth exploration of the brain and the structure and function of the human central nervous system. This highly successful Coursera MOOC, which launched for …
One year ago, the first two Duke MOOCs had just finished. Just over 19,000 students watched at least one of the course videos, and 2,500 students took the final assessments …
Before his course about the origins of 9/11 started, David Schanzer was concerned there would be conspiracy theorists making trouble in the forums. They were there. But the more important story of the course is not about controversy, rather how it opened students’ eyes in ways they did not expect.
The Graduate School invites faculty, graduate TAs and other Duke instructors to a teaching presentation: Plagiarism has long been a problem for instructors who give writing assignments. The issue is …
