This document summarizes the evolution and results of an open online arithmetic course (MOOC) offered by Scottsdale Community College. Over 500 students from around the world signed up, but completion rates were low, with only 13 students completing all lessons. For future offerings, the college plans to increase enrollment to 1,000, shorten the duration to 6 weeks, remove discussion groups to promote more interaction, and advertise the certificate earlier. While MOOCs show promise for community colleges, their potential is still being explored as completion numbers remain a challenge. This initial MOOC was a learning experience for investigating open online education models.
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36. My role in this class is that of designer and coordinator. I am kind of like the person that
takes care of, say, a soccer field and gets it ready for practice and play. I will not be able
to respond to individual emails and messages about the class but I will be lurking around
the discussion boards and participating there.
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43. The Final Stats¡Lesson Completion
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# of Students 22 53 27 20 16 13
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# of Lessons Completed (75 students)
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44. The Final Stats¡Course Completion
Course Completion Out of Those Who¡ %
Signed up 2.5%
Completed the orientation quiz 12.6%
Created a MathAS account 17.3%
Completed Lesson 1 24.5%
45. Lessons Learned¡Future Offerings
? Enrollment Size ¨C increase to 1000
? Decrease duration of class (13 weeks to 6 weeks)
? Leave discussion groups all together to promote
more interaction and sense of community
? Advertise Certificate of Completion early on
53. The Promise of MOOCS for CC¡¯s?
? Still early¡not many CC¡¯s in the MOOC space
? Completion numbers are not encouraging
? May be some potential for a hybrid MOOC
(online option with in-person, regular
instructor support)