[Ohiogift] EdX offers MOOCs for High School students

[Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion List]

I would like to suggest the EdX program to my students.  I also feel the
need, as the OAGC Coordinator Division Chair,  to learn as much as I can
about such advertisements for opportunities for Ohio's gifted youth in
order to share with fellow coordinators around Ohio.  I was impressed with
EdX so much that I thought about the various ways some of the students in
our area could take advantage, especially for acceleration and/or credit
flex.  The site says courses are free, but if they want a certificate of
passage in the class, which these students would need, there is a small
fee. I could not find that fee listed anywhere, so I emailed the contact.
 (In an area where we have between 65 and 70% economically disadvantaged
students, this is important to be able to tell parents.)  I want to believe
this is a welcoming business for our kiddos, but unfortunately, this is the
response I received:

Hello Kelley,

Thank you for your interest in edX! I have passed on your inquiry to the
appropriate department. If there is any interest on their end, they will be
in touch with you.

Regards,

Holly
the edX team



Kelley Rains
Gifted and Talented Coordinator
South-Western City Schools
614-801-6289
kelley.rains at swcsd.us


Kelley Rains
Gifted and Talented Coordinator
South-Western City Schools
614-801-6289
kelley.rains at swcsd.us


On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion
List <ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> I would like to suggest the EdX program to my students.  I also feel the
> need, as the OAGC Coordinator Division Chair,  to learn as much as can
> about such advertisements for opportunities for Ohio's gifted youth in
> order to share with fellow coordinators around Ohio.  I was impressed with
> EdX so much that I thought about the various ways some of the students in
> our area could take advantage, especially for acceleration and/or credit
> flex.  The site says courses are free, but if they want a certificate of
> passage in the class, which these students would need, there is a small
> fee. I could not find that fee listed anywhere, so I emailed the contact.
>  (In an area where we have between 65 and 70% economically disadvantaged
> students, this is important to be able to tell parents.)  I want to believe
> this is a welcoming business for our kiddos, but unfortunately, this is the
> response I received:
>
> Hello Kelley,
>
> Thank you for your interest in edX! I have passed on your inquiry to the
> appropriate department. If there is any interest on their end, they will be
> in touch with you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Holly
> the edX team
>
>
>
> Kelley Rains
> Gifted and Talented Coordinator
> South-Western City Schools
> 614-801-6289
> kelley.rains at swcsd.us
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion
> List <ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> The partnership that created EdX has announced that it is releasing 26
>> free MOOC courses intended for High School students
>>
>> https://www.edx.org/high-school-initiative
>>
>> The courses will include AP, high school level and advanced classes.
>>
>> EdX was founded by Harvard and MIT.  The consortium now includes many
>> other universities.
>>
>> Margaret
>>
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