MOOC development more expensive than many think

By Tara García Mathewson. MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence lab studied the ways 100,000 students interacted with course material through edX. They tuned out during PowerPoints, paid closer attention to fast-talking lecturers, stayed engaged for the duration of short videos but stopped watching longer ones, appreciated pauses to decipher complicated content, and responded best to MOOC content created specifically for online delivery. Read more...