Library
Newsletter Archive - full copies of past Division newsletters
Primary and Seconday Education Brief Articles
Higher Education Brief Articles
Complete issues of Primary and Secondary Education Brief and Higher Education Brief
Quality Approaches in Higher Education issues
Workforce Development Brief Articles
Conference Proceedings - Including the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conferences
Search on ASQ Journal Articles or Proceedings
Beware of MOOCs
Gerry Canavan, an assistant professor in the English department at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, shared his concerns about this new wave of e-learning with Higher Education Brief in this exclusive Q&A article. He said MOOCs are an ineffective medium for learning and that they de-skill and de-professionalize academia.
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2013-03
- Keywords:Innovation, MOOCs, Online Classes
A MOOC with a Mission
MOOCs have been recognized as a potential low-cost and effective way to prepare the large number of students that need remedial coursework before they can take college-level math and science. In this exclusive Q&A article, Robert Hoar, a math professor at the University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, discusses the role of MOOCs in academia and shares details about the successful math MOOC offered by the university.
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2013-03
- Keywords:Online Classes, MOOCs
