Massively Open Online Courses in Practice
§ Based out of the University of Mary Washington, DS106 is a MOOC that teaches the tools
and skills of crafting digital narratives: go.nmc.org/hnxdt.
§ Coursera, a start-up by two Stanford University professors, is offering over 30 free online
classes, including science fiction and health policy. A "calibrated peer-review" system is
currently in the works: go.nmc.org/course.
§ MITx offers a wide variety of MIT courses for free to a global, virtual community of
students. MITx courses can be taken on their own or used to supplement existing classes
and labs on the physical campus: go.nmc.org/mitx.