Experimental Testbed for MOOC Support

Project Information

Discipline
Computer Science (401) 
Orientation
Education 
Abstract

Experimental Testbed for MOOC Support

Intellectual Merit

MOOC's are an new approach to education. This project will test different ways of providing programming lab support to students with preconfigured VM's. Python and Java are languages to be explored. Ease of student use will be investigated

Broader Impacts

MOOC's are attractive approach to Minority Serving Institution Education This project will help improve educational opportunities for communities without access to important new curricula

Project Contact

Project Lead
Abhilash Koppula (akoppula) 
Project Manager
Geoffrey Fox (gcf) 

Resource Requirements

Hardware Systems
  • india (IBM iDataPlex at IU)
  • sierra (IBM iDataPlex at SDSC)
 
Use of FutureGrid

Students enrolled for this course will be using FG for instantiating VMs

Scale of Use

Initially just a few VM's

Project Timeline

Submitted
01/13/2014 - 12:57 
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