Ohio State Introduces Massive Open Online Calculus
Posted by timothy on Friday August 30, 2013 @10:27PM
from the back-to-school-special dept.
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An anonymous reader writes
“Professors at the Ohio State University are embracing MOOCs, with a Massive Open Online Calculus Course — it is completely open source; everything is on github. There is are free videos, free online assessment system, and a free textbook!”
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https://mooculus.osu.edu/handouts
The mooculus textbook
Reading a math textbook is not quite the same as reading a novel—math is even more fun! To read mathematics, you need to bring a bit more than just the textbook to the table: you should also bring
a pen,
plenty of blank paper, and
courage to write everything down.
As you read mathematics, you must work along side of the text itself. You must write down each expression, sketch each graph, and think—always think!—about just what you are doing. You should work examples and fill in the details. Like all great things, this is no easy task.
You can begin reading now by downloading the textbook.
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Does this portend the death of the bloated College and University system?
One can certainly see where “Credit by Examination” with supplement or at least minimize “Yack in the Box” meme. Attendence is no longer the proxy for achievement.
“Yes, welcome to Injineering Skrule. We’ve examined your test results and here are the courses you need, examinations you must pass, and projects you must complete to get our diploma that will tell folks you know something.”
Wow. What a change. Paradigm shift. Meme change!
Argh!
Glad I’m old. With that new paradigm / meme, there’d be no time for drinking and girls.
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