The NEU Report - Survey of MOOC Platforms
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This is the third and final document in a multiple part document originally written in 2015. The first post can be found here, and the previous post can be found here. This report has been adapted from a word document. MOOC Platforms Shim Vijay and Evin Yesudas Table of Contents MOOC Platforms: Analysis Report Preface Introduction Objective of this Study Overview EdX Coursera Udacity NovoEd Methodology MOOC Platform Comparison Chart Key Findings How Are Qualitative Courses Managed Types of Certificates & Their Importance Free Certificate Verified Certificate Helping The Participants To Complete MOOC Platforms: Analysis Report Preface This study focuses on the review of four leading MOOC platforms namely Coursera, EdX, NovoEd and Udacity. This report is the output of the joint research by Shim Vijay and Evin Jayes Yesudas done over a period of four weeks. …
The NEU Report - Bringing CCIS To The Top
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This is the third in a multiple part document originally written in 2015. The first post can be found here, the previous post can be found here, and the next post can be found here. This report has been adapted from a word document. Bringing CCIS to the Top Table of Contents Executive Summary The Introductory Course The Over Focus on Mathematics Math Overview and Applications Course Outline Concepts, Identification, and Applications of Mathematics The Bad Courses Theory of Computation Programming Languages The Hunt for Great Professors The Qualities of a Good Professor Qualitizer Results The Hunt Continues People in Specific Executive Summary The computer science school is facing a huge amount of competition from online courses, self-taught people, and coding bootcamps. …
The NEU Report - The State of Northeastern University
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This is the second in a multiple part document originally written in 2015. The first post can be found here and the next post can be found here. This report has been adapted from a word document. The State of Northeastern University Table of Contents Executive Summary In Detail Northeastern’s Desire to Compete Outside It’s Expertise MIT Building 20 Like Activist Investors, Except for University Northeastern’s Neglect of Trends in Technology and Education Imagining What Could Be What MOOCs Are Doing Right What MOOCs Are Doing Wrong The Innovators A Few Radical Ideas Post Graduate Services Joint Professorship and Co-Op Appointments at the ISEB Alternative Curriculum The Co-Op Curriculum The Project Research Curriculum Closing Thoughts Executive Summary Northeastern is making an admirable expansion into research, but in doing so, it is neglecting its history as a trade school. These two things can coexist, but the current implementation is a deal with the devil, and the tradeoff is likely to come back to bite the university in the coming years as technical revolutions and social forces make a university education an increasingly hard sell. …
The NEU Report - Executive Summary
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This is the first in a multiple part document originally written in 2015. The next post can be found here. This report has been adapted from a word document. The NEU Report Executive Summary Nick Flower | Articulate Insights | articulateinsights.com Northeastern University, an institution that has separated itself from the pack and made its reputation by distilling trade knowledge and giving its students a leg up in industry has recently seen its focus shift to becoming more like the mainstream colleges it sought to differentiate itself from. Although the co-op program is fantastic, its existence is dangerous in that it obscures the truth. Just because the university has such a program doesn’t mean it isn’t losing its edge. …