1. From e-books to MOOCs: Coping, adapting, embracing
The Online Revolution
From e-books to MOOCs: Coping, adapting, embracing
Intro
Frank Vahid
UC Riverside
Systems
Smita Bakshi
Zyante CEO
Research
Diane Rover
Iowa State Univ.
Experiences
Yacob Astatke
Morgan State Univ.
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2. 2012 – Year of the Massive Open Online Course
Introduction

3. The Stanford Experiment
Aug 2011
AI:
160,000
Machine learning:
120,000
Databases:
92,000
NYT 3/4/12 Instruction for Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls
Udacity
$5M Series A 4/12, $15M Series B 10/12
Coursera
EdX

4. Online/virtual not new
1960: PLATO Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations …
1976: Coastline Community College First virtual college in U.S.
2002 MIT OpenCourseWare (…MITx…EdX)

5. Online course stats

6. Prices Technology Lack of access HTML5 Broadband Cloud computing Pads
Why now?
Prices
Technology
HTML5
Broadband
Cloud computing
Pads
Lack of access
Avg CA college: 7,000 on wait lists
CSU: 16% 4-yr