The Birth of the Mechanical MOOC

P2PU Labs: The Birth of the Mechanical

MOOC

Vanessa Gennarelli Learning Lead, P2PU@mozzadrella

What is P2PU?Free, CC-BY-SA, open to anyoneCore values

OpennessCommunity Peer Learning

Facilitated courses on p2pu.org P2PU Labs projects experiment with group size and new tools

Problem: MOOC Mania

The “Solution” Space

How can we make a better experience that’s low cost & low-friction?

Tap all of the open materials out there

Build with pre-existing tools

Prompt more intimate groups

Easy to bootstrap

Mechanical MOOC lives!

An Experiment!

Small groups formed based on:

Experience

Learning Style

Time zone

A Character

Results5,775 initially registered

Between 2,733 and 1,650 were engaged in the last week

Dropoff before course started left some groups half-formed

We introduced an intermediary “ready-to-go” step

Findings and Implications

Questions??

Vanessa Gennarelli Learning Lead, P2PU@mozzadrella