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Duke asked MOOC students from around the world to send in videos telling us something they learned from their course. Here's what they said.
Peter Mellow's insight:
A great 'student voice' video showing the real impact and reach of MOOCs for higher education. 
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Of those who drop out, 68% said they got too busy to continue, according to Canvas survey.
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The report, “MOOCs @ Edinburgh 2013,” is based on data collected over 10 months and answers to entry and exit surveys that were conducted before and after participants took the MOOC courses. The six MOOC courses covered philosophy, critical thinking, eLearning and digital cultures, astrobiology, artificial intelligence planning and equine nutrition.
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Dr. Jonathan Rees, a history professor at Colorado State University – Pueblo American, spent his sabbatical participating in a MOOC via Coursera. He believes that working underneath a more authoritative presence is key to the MOOC's ultimate survival.
"More individual attention would greatly improve completion rates," he says. "Regular online courses at least have a living, breathing professor on the other end of the computer screen whose job it is to help students succeed."
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What can you get from a mooc – that's a massive open online course – other than a chance to attend lectures in your pyjamas?
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Connecting the world to a great education and let people learn without limits.
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I am one of the signers of the open letter by the professors of philosophy at San José State University to Professor Michael Sandel of Harvard University concerning his involvement in edX, a start-up company that offers massive open online courses (MOOCs). The letter, collaboratively written by members of the department and approved by all, explained our reasons for resisting the implementation of JusticeX, a course based on videotaped lectures from Sandel’s massively popular Harvard course on justice, in our curriculum. We wrote:
Although our letter sparked much needed discussion about the value of MOOCs, confusion remains about the options presented by new education technologies and the potential value they may have for higher learning.
Fiona Harvey's curator insight,
June 16, 2013 2:10 PM
Whilst I agree that watching videos and taking quizzes is a backward step for education, Coursera MOOCs (and EdX) have been developed so that the courses are improved through the analytics that are gained as the students participate. I don't think MOOCs save money, they are reputation raising, and highlight how classes are delivered within the institutions. Any MOOC that offers watching videos without interaction, or any formative assessment is probably doing a disservice to their institution.
We should learn to learn about online education as a viable alternative (done properly). Then MOOCs will be good for on campus students 
Will Stewart's curator insight,
June 17, 2013 4:34 AM
An interesting take on the threat to the traditional model from MOOCs.
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I had no idea. No idea at all. Six months ago I couldn't even spell MOOC and now I am totally addicted. (If you don't know what a MOOC is, see the video and explanation at the end of this post.) It... Via Learning Environments
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After a month of MOOC -ing I thought it was a good time to share some initial thoughts about the experience. These are crude, simple, initial reactions that are not intended to be some deep insight into the content or platform.
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A great 'student voice' video showing the real impact and reach of MOOCs for higher education.