Create, Innovate & Evaluate in Higher Education

- A main concern is the low level of courses completions (below 10%):

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/measuring-the-success-of-online-education , one can consider 20% completion a success: http://technorati.com/technology/article/are-massive-open-online-courses-moocs/

- In the same line, a Coursera's MOOC had 180.000 students, but less than 26.000 are now running: http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2013/01/22/duke-university-professors-mooc-has-180000-students.html

-On the other hand US universities are thinking to link a first free MOOC with a second official course for credit in the named "MOOC2Grade":

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/education/public-universities-to-offer-free-online-classes-for-credit.html?_r=3&

-Competition between Universities is open for the MOOC market, New international alliances are growing: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/22/foreign-universities-consider-how-best-enter-mooc-market

-Thoughts about knowledge transmition from a MOOC pioner professor (Scott E. Page): http://at.blogs.wm.edu/thoughts-from-a-mooc-pioneer/

IF YOU NEED SOME GUIDANCE, THEN:

-A collection of MOOCs to search in Class Central: http://www.class-central.com/

-Collection of posts in eLearning Industry about MOOCs, history of how is learning in a Harvard's MOOC: http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/438-the-rise-and-history-of-moocs-infographic-prezi-presentation