Huge amount of cheating on MOOCS

The Chronicle of Higher Education today cites a study done by researchers at MIT and Harvard re cheating on MOOCs (massive open online course) taken for credit. Turns out there is a huge flaw in the system, whereby people who fail a question are promptly sent the correct answer. So huge numbers of students are opening two accounts, intentionally failing a question with Account 1, promptly getting the correct answer, then submitting it under their real name through Account 2.

Researchers looked at data from 2 million students taking one of 115 MOOCs at their two schools. Among students who had already "passed" 20 or more courses, 25% were found to be using this cheating method.

Even at only $50 to $100 per credit or certificate course, there's an awful lot of money at stake here.

 

I have a few mooc courses under my belt. Mooc is overrated. I am not sure why anyone will want to cheat unless they are looking for perfection. Paying for certificate is a waste of money; courses content are just too minimal. I have not found a mooc course which was equivalent in term of robustness to a university course. Anyway, I found that mooc is perfect for cpd and general interest.

 

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aivl8Qdr8Sg[/video]

 

Very helpful information you shared buddy. This will help for the new learner who is going to take part in order to receive education and certificate.

 

Thanks for sharing this link.

 

Well, not only you can get a certificate in the paper. But you can also earn your degrees: Online Master of Computer Science (OMCS) from Georgia Institute of Technology, and Master of Business Administration (iMBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

I don't see the value of the MOOC Certificate and Nano degree valuable? I like MOOC to boost up my knowledge in certain area, but definitely not worth to consider the Certificate or Nano Degree.

 

According to John Bear, MIT and Harvard were looking at MOOCs taken for credit, so I understand why people are cheating. When completing these MOOCs for college credit, it is my understanding that you usually have to pay for a certificate.

 

Pretty funny video racerboy!

 

wow, Racerboy's video reveals a zillion how to cheat videos. I think teachers should watch these to stay ahead. Students are getting really creative!