Educational Technology

by By Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed

MIT students reported that taking course online — instead of same course on campus — was less stressful than their in-person classes. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s catalog of publicly available massive open online courses is typically marketed toward the non-MIT public. Last fall, however, the university experimented by offering the MOOC version of a popular class for on-campus students, for credit, in an attempt to help students facing scheduling issues. A recently released study of the class found students not only performed well but also — at an institution known for its rigor — reported feeling less stress and having more flexibility.