FRIAM is not alone. > > > Subject: [Faculty] Stanford: MOOC forums dominated by retirees > > Out of Stanford, a report on the analysis of their 32 Coursera MOOCs. It > finds that the average age of students is between 25 and 35. But forum > participation (which prior research found to average about only 10%) > increases with student age, with students between 60 and 70 years posting > the most. > > "Devlin explained that he originally became involved with MOOCs because of > their potential to provide quality education to parts of the world without > access. Now he's pleased that the courses are offering access to > education to an entirely different group: seniors." > > See: > > http://www.stanforddaily.com/2013/10/14/elderly-post-most-often-on-coursera-forums/ > >
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