Comments on: Google launches open-source Course Builder http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder Accelerating Intelligence Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Rick Thurman http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32664 Rick Thurman Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:25:37 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32664 According to the text above, 155 thousand people registered for the course; per the video, 20 thousand finished. All things told, probably not a bad completion rate. Figuring out what conversion rates count as "successful" should be interesting as this sort of thing scales up. The next big question will be, if this can be certified, how many new students will be brought into each subject versus on-line curricula "poaching" off 'regular' schools. When will that become a controversy of the year, for what types of students/ subjects, and should anyone care? According to the text above, 155 thousand people registered for the course; per the video, 20 thousand finished. All things told, probably not a bad completion rate. Figuring out what conversion rates count as “successful” should be interesting as this sort of thing scales up. The next big question will be, if this can be certified, how many new students will be brought into each subject versus on-line curricula “poaching” off ‘regular’ schools. When will that become a controversy of the year, for what types of students/ subjects, and should anyone care?

]]> By: Yuki Kondera http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32518 Yuki Kondera Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:42:46 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32518 What made them thinking that people will start learning javascript and stuff...? Why someone just skipped the last week of product preparation to make it really user friendly? What made them thinking that people will start learning javascript and stuff…? Why someone just skipped the last week of product preparation to make it really user friendly?

]]> By: Simon Anderson http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32466 Simon Anderson Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:25:50 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32466 With so many resources coming online so quickly, the transformation of education is going to be bumpy and extreme - a long time overdue though! With so many resources coming online so quickly, the transformation of education is going to be bumpy and extreme – a long time overdue though!

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32443 Bri Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:17:30 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32443 It seems their focus is in information searching and the future of education, not playing games. It seems their focus is in information searching and the future of education, not playing games.

]]> By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32428 Marcos Marin Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:27:31 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32428 Why would Stanford stop using coursera or mit stop using mitx? This will appeal much more to new entrants, specially smaller ones who could then bypass the costs of current platforms. Except for that, awesome! :-) Why would Stanford stop using coursera or mit stop using mitx? This will appeal much more to new entrants, specially smaller ones who could then bypass the costs of current platforms. Except for that, awesome! :-)

]]> By: DeBee Corley http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32418 DeBee Corley Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:48:26 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32418 Wow! This is accelerating faster than I thought it would. (Big deal, coming from Mr. Nobody.) Our smartest children will no longer be held back by their "classroom". Wow! This is accelerating faster than I thought it would. (Big deal, coming from Mr. Nobody.)

Our smartest children will no longer be held back by their “classroom”.

]]> By: Shaun Coates http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-launches-open-source-course-builder/comment-page-1#comment-32387 Shaun Coates Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:16:59 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=162988#comment-32387 Curious to know if they plan on building gamification features into the platform? Curious to know if they plan on building gamification features into the platform?

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