@article {
	title = {HarvardX and MITx: Two years of open online courses Fall 2012-Summer 2014},
	year = {2015},
	month = {03/2015},
	author = {Ho, Andrew Dean and Chuang, Isaac and Reich, Justin and Coleman, Cody Austun and Whitehill, Jacob and Northcutt, Curtis G. and Williams, Joseph Jay and Hansen, John D. and Lopez, Glenn and Petersen, Rebecca},
	keywords = {residential learning, online learning, MOOC, MITx, , higher education, HarvardX, edX, distance education},
	journal = {SSRN Electronic Journal},
	pages = {1-37},
	abstract = {What happens when well-known universities offer online courses, assessments, and certificates of completion for free? Early descriptions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have emphasized large enrollments, low certification rates, and highly educated registrants. We use data from two years and 68 open online courses offered by Harvard University (via HarvardX) and MIT (via MITx) to broaden the scope of answers to this question. We describe trends over this two-year span, depict participant intent using comprehensive survey instruments, and chart course participation pathways using network analysis. We find that overall participation in our MOOCs remains substantial and that the average growth has been steady. We explore how diverse audiences — including explorers, teachers-as-learners, and residential students — provide opportunities to advance the principles on which HarvardX and MITx were founded: access, research, and residential education.},
	refereed = {yes},
	doi = {10.2139/ssrn.2586847},
	url = {http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2586847},
	attachments = {SSRN-id2586847.pdf},
}