[Ohiogift] EdX offers MOOCs for High School students

[Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion List]

After several emails and confusing answers, the representative at EdX
finally gave the following response about fees.  She tried to be very
helpful when she saw my displeasure with the first response, but I shared
that I believe the fees shouldn't be "hidden" from students and their
parents.  She is going to pass that on to the "powers that be." However,
her response below will help anyone looking for the fee information.

"In order to view the prices for our verified certificates, a student will
need an account on edX.org. This required a name, email address, username,
and password. Once the student is on edX.org, they will need to click the
"register" button for the course to add it to their dashboard. If the
course offers a verified certificate, they will then see the pricing and
have the choice not to register by leaving the page or to take the course
for a free honor code certificate by selecting "Audit." At this time fees
are only available on the course registration page."



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


On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:10 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 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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