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by linux_devil 4248 days ago
I have a link to share (Why the “Low MOOC Completion Rate” Statistic is a Bogus Argument) : http://augmentedtrader.com/2013/07/24/why-the-low-mooc-compl...

This blog is written by one of the Coursera Course(Computational Investing) instructor. I will quote him "Much of the criticism of MOOCs centers on supposedly low completion rates. And these rates do seem low when compared to completion rates of regular university courses. But the comparison isn’t apples to apples. Let’s dive in by considering what does it mean to start a course. "