Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom Research into edX's First MOOC

Lori Breslow; David E. Pritchard; Jennifer DeBoer; Glenda S. Stump; Andrew D. Ho; Daniel T. Seaton

Research & Practice in Assessment Vol. 8 (2013) pp. 13–25

"Circuits and Electronics" (6.002x), which began in March 2012, was the first MOOC developed by edX, the consortium led by MIT and Harvard. Over 155,000 students initially registered for 6.002x, which was composed of video lectures,...