Presentation about MOOCs, etc.

1. GET SMART ONLINE
Mike Gershbein

2. ONLINE LEARNING OPTIONS
MOOCs
Universities
Nonprofits
Videos, podcasts, etc.
News aggregators

3. WHAT ARE MOOCS?
Massive Open Online Course
Classes developed and taught by universities or businesses
Variety of subjects
All interaction takes place online
Video based, with discussion forums
Quizzes, tests, worksheets, grades
Free (with some $$$ add-ons)

4. MOOCS BYTHE NUMBERS
2400+ classes
400 universities
16-18 million students
Completion rate: <10%

5. WHAT SUBJECTS?

6. TOP MOOC COURSES
Developing Innovative Ideas for
New Companies:The First Step in
Entrepreneurship | Coursera
Introduction to Statistics | Udacity
Learning How to Learn: Powerful
mental tools to help you master
tough subjects | Coursera
Introduction to Computer
Science | Udacity
Principles of Project Management
| Open2Study
CS50x: Introduction to Computer
Science | edX
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional
Intelligence | Coursera
Introduction to Finance | Coursera
Strategic Management | Open2Study
R Programming | Coursera

7. MOST POPULAR PROVIDERS

8. COURSERA OR EDX?
More course options: Coursera
More rigorous courses: edX
Better discussion forums: Coursera
Offers archived courses: edX
Better interface: Coursera
Science: edX
Humanities: Coursera

9. COURSERA
Most popular MOOC (13 million users)
For profit
Over 1000 courses, some on-demand
Courses are free
4 - 10 week long courses
Offers certification ($$$)
Over 100 partners including University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Stanford
andYale

10. EDX
3 million users
Nonprofit
Over 300 courses
Courses are free
Some self-paced courses
Offers certification ($$$)
Over 35 partners including MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, University of Texas

11. UDACITY
3 million users
Around 100 courses
Many free courses, some cost money for full experience
Emphasis on computer science
Self-paced
Offers certification ($$$)
Course developers include Facebook and Google

12. OTHER MOOCS WORTH
CHECKING OUT
Open2Study
ALISON
Peer 2 Peer University
Udemy

13. FREE UNIVERSITY COURSES
ONLINE
MIT Open Courseware
OpenYale Courses
Berkeley Webcast
UC San Diego podcasts

14. KHAN ACADEMY
Nonprofit (Gates Foundation and more)
Free
Over 6500 videos and some exercises
Videos or chalkboard format
Math, science, humanties, SAT prep

15. YOUTUBE
From simple how-to to academic instruction
Channels - universities, tradespeople, specialty (Crash Course,
Smarter Every Day, Mental Floss,Veratasium, etc.)

16. ITUNESU AND PODCASTS
iTunes U - storefront for iTunes educational materials
iTunes U available through iTunes U app or in iTunes
Podcast - radio stations, entertainment, education, etc.
Podcasts available through Podcasts app or in iTunes

17. OTHERS
Lynda.com
Mango
Rosetta Stone Online
TED

18. NEWS AGGREGATORS
Flipboard
LinkedIn Pulse
Facebook Paper
Feedly

19. Mike Gershbein
Very Smart People
http://www.vspchicago.com
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vspchicago@gmail.com
(847)204-2916