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The Online Revolution From e-books to MOOCs: Coping, adapting, embracing. Intro. Frank Vahid UC Riverside. Smita Bakshi Zyante CEO. Systems. Diane Rover Iowa State Univ. Research. Yacob Astatke Morgan State Univ. Experiences. Options. FV.
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The Online Revolution From e-books to MOOCs: Coping, adapting, embracing Intro Frank Vahid UC Riverside Smita Bakshi Zyante CEO Systems Diane Rover Iowa State Univ. Research Yacob Astatke Morgan State Univ. Experiences Options FV All slides: www.cs.ucr.edu/~vahid/asee2013
2012 – Year of the Massive Open Online Course Introduction http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/massive-open-online-courses-are-multiplying-at-a-rapid-pace.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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
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)
Why now? • Prices • Technology • HTML5 • Broadband • Cloud computing • Pads • Lack of access • Avg CA college: 7,000 on wait lists • CSU: 16% 4-yr