1. College Algebra MOOC Julie Spitzer San Jose State University Julie.sliva@sjsu.edu

2. Background: Content and Methodology  What is the content of College Algebra and why was this course selected ?  Algebra, linear and quadratic equations, graphing, inequalities, functions, logarithms....  Fulfills a CSU GE requirements  Methodology

3. Why did we create the MOOC?  Interest in teaching online courses  Udacity approached SJSU  Demand for online course, specifically for “bottle-neck” courses

4. Who designed the course ? How?  Myself and Udacity Staff  Script written, produced, edited and re-edited at Udacity.  No book or other materials were used.  No direction given from SJSU about requirements for completion of the course.  Assessments and homework.

5. Spring 2013- First Implementation  What we did  Created the course as it was being taught  Results Spring 2013MatriculatedNon-matriculatedTotal Students186785 % Retention88.9% (16)70.1 % (47)74.1% (63) % C or better50 % (8)17.0 % (8)25.4% (16) % C- or below50 % (8)83.0 % (39)55.3% (47)

6. Spring 2013 Issues  MOOC’s are not for everyone  Assessment  Exams  Homework

7. Summer 2013 - Second Implementation  What changed for the second iteration  Created user friendly options  Feedback on assessment  Moved to a 10 week format  Results  What we learned Summer 2013MatriculatedNon-matriculatedTotal Students38141179 % Retention65.8% (25)48.9% (69)52.2 % (94) % C or better72.0% (18)75.4% (52)74.5% (70) % C- or better28.0% (7)24.6% (17)25.5% (24)

8. Where we are now  Teaching the Course in an Online Format  Results from Fall 2013  Issues –  What works  Challenges still remaining Fall 2013MatriculatedNon-MatriculatedTotal Students40141 % Retention95.0% (38)100% (1)95.1% (39) % C or better68.4% (26)0% (0)66.7% (26) % C- or lower31.6% (12)100% (1)33.3% (13)

9. Spring 2013-Issues  What works  Videos  Exams on campus  Homework through Webassign  Challenges still remaining  Assessment on campus  Changing course content  Technology

10. If we could do it all over again….  Choose a more stable course  Create the course before we taught it  Create flexible modules that can be modified  Determine readiness for content and medium