- What Is It Like to Teach a Course?
- Most Coursera courses are 5 to 10 weeks in length with 2 hours of “lecture” each week.
- Screencasting (e.g., talking-head or voice-over narration) and videography are key components. Most courses are comprised of 10-20 minute video lectures interspersed with brief quizzes, online discussion forums, and/or activities.
- More than 10,000 students regularly enroll in these courses although only 10% finish on average. Thus, direct communication with students is generally limited to interactions in online forums and most assessment is done via automatically graded quizzes or peer reviews.
- How Much Time Does It Take?
- Developing a MOOC is labor-intensive (estimates of over 100 hours of development time are common), but many instructors have gained a worldwide following and cross-institutional partnerships as a result of teaching such courses. Additionally, materials and uses of technology developed in MOOCs are often also used to enhance regular on-campus courses (e.g., using recorded lectures to “flip” the classroom).
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