Presented by:

MOOC 2.0: Innovation

and Accountability

Lee Rubenstein

For more info contact: lee@edx.org

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Why are we still training learners

like our grandfather’s generation?

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Because of technology and

automation, half of today’s

jobs will not exist in 2030*

*Education Commission Report, September 2016

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The world demands a planet-

scale reskilling effort. Now.

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edX Impact

8.9MM+ Learners 196+ Countries

29.3MM+ Course

Enrollments1100+ Courses

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100+ Institutions

150+ Blended Classes

15,000+ Enrollments

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In a survey of edX learners who earned

verified certificates, 43% said the courses

helped advance their careers.

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What Learners and Employees

Are Telling Us

● Almost half of learners surveyed said that they want credit

and professional credentials for careers

● 77% of learners feel credentials from online platforms

backed by universities are valuable to employers

● Employers want to bridge skills gap between college

education and employer needs

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This is MOOC 2.0

Innovations and Accountability

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MOOCs Innovate on Quality

MOOC

1.0

Rich Problem

Types

Learner Cohorts

and TeamsAdaptive

Hinting

Rich Per-student

Analytics

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Accountability in MOOCs

Timed

Exams

Hand Grading

Integrated into

Peer Assessment

Randomized

Problems,

Randomized

Numerics

Virtual

Proctored

Exams

Control

Exam

Visibility

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Credit is the Sonic Barrier of Education

MOOCs must ensure integrity to cross it!

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In-demand knowledge from top universities to fast track careers and

accelerate a Master’s degree.

Flexible and free to try. Open to everyone, everywhere.

● Career-focused

● Validated by top companies

● Pathway to Credit

● Equivalent to one quarter to one half of a Master’s degree

● On-demand and offered fully online

● Affordable, costs between $800 - $1,500 USD

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Recognized by industry leaders and are already leading to learner success.

"Walmart is always looking to hire the most talented associates in the world, and completing online

courses like the MITx MicroMasters credential in Supply Chain Management, is a powerful way for

people to learn the important skills required to be successful."

Chris Sultemeier , EVP of Logistics, Walmart U.S.

"GE highly values professionals with proficiency in artificial intelligence and machine learning. For

me, a candidate credentialed through edX MicroMasters course in Artificial Intelligence would have a

marked advantage."

Michael Idelchik , Vice President of Advanced Technology Programs, GE

“ Dragon Hotel in Hangzhou China has been sending managerial staff to HK POLYU to study master

level courses. It’s difficult for our staff to study and work at the same time. We are truly excited to

learn that HK POLYU will offer these courses online.

GM , The Dragon Hotel, Hangzhou, China

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Alternative credentials and

credit have gained traction

Emerging Themes We Have Observed

Since Launching in 2012

Programs workEmployers are accepting

alternative credentials

An evolution of the path to

university is emerging

• Xseries Program completion

rates are higher than MOOCs

• Verified certificate take rates are

higher for courses part of an

XSeries

• Engagement levels are higher

than individual MOOCs

• Corporations prefer complete

program for a topic area

• Market research points to learner

demand

• Verified certificates are a new

signaling mechanism

• Rise of interest in offering credit

• New ‘MicroMasters’ credential

has received strong positive

feedback from universities,

learners, corporations,

government

• Badges, Xseries, nanodegree

and specialization certificates

are increasingly visible in market

• RTI / Duke HR survey shows

73% of organizations viewed

MOOCs positively with respect

to hiring decisions for job

• edX learners have increasingly

been sharing job success

stories based on earned

certificates and credentials from

edX courses

• The concept of a porous

university is gaining traction

(Megan Smith, US CTO)

• Students going back and forth

from online and on-campus as

they navigate university and

career opportunities

• Credit forms the connective

tissue