[SSC] Fwd: Coursera course o

[Megan C. Robertson]

Yes, Coursera is FUN. And ethically in accord with SSC ideals, as the
courses are free! (I am doing 'Internet History, Technology and Security'
at the moment.)

If you do not know of them, Coursera is at http://www.coursera.org/ and
offers 'massive multiuser online courses' delivered distance-learning
style. Each week there are video lectures to watch, discussion boards are
used for academic debate and assessment is by quiz and peer-reviewed
submissions (given the number of students - in their thousands - the
teacher won't be marking your work!).

The courses are delivered by real academics from some well-regarded
schools - MIT, Harvard, University of Michegan and the University of
Edinburgh (who are doing an e-learning course in January, I've already
signed up for that!). They offer certificates of course completion
provided you get a 'pass mark' on the assessments, but these are not
intended as academic credit, just to show what you have done. (Nice for
those of us who have to show evidence of continuing professional
development, though.)

Hugs from Megan.

> From Darryl...
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>> From: DARRYL BAKER <baker402 at btinternet.com>
>> Subject: Coursera course o
>> Date: 20 August 2012 11:10:45 BST
>> To: "ssc-owner at lists.aktivix.org" <ssc-owner at lists.aktivix.org>
>> Reply-To: DARRYL BAKER <baker402 at btinternet.com>
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>> Hi all,
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>> I have just enrolled on a Coursera course in Model Thinking. It has
>> applications in Social Science Analysis. The course is led by Scott Page
>> from Michigan University. All coursera's courses are open to anybody,
>> they are assessed online and on completion they award a certificate if
>> the student passes.
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>> I am interested in how they deliver this course and what type of
>> resources they have available. I think there may be lessons to learn
>> from this at some point in the future. I will keep people posted on my
>> progress with the course. It is between 4 and 6 hours a week over 8
>> weeks.
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