MOOCs

Published 2014-04

Products and services using MOOCs are generally available around 2021

Verdict

hitTwo blind graders agree (D7, rule D37). Not in the audit sample (D11).

Grader A: hit

Coursera launched in April 2012 (edX and Udacity the same year); MOOCs were open to the public before the poster.

Test: D37 Horizons: MOOCs open to ordinary learners by 2023 (earlier counts).

Coursera (Wikipedia) (2012-04): Coursera launched 2012 offering open online courses to the public.

Grader B: hit

Coursera, edX and Udacity offered MOOCs from 2012, with millions enrolled by 2014.

Test: Learners could enrol in MOOCs by 2023 (earlier counts).

Massive open online course (2012): MOOCs widely available from 2012 ('year of the MOOC').

id: hz-2014-083
category: Digital and communication technologies
kind: technology
target year: 2021
placed year: 2021
milestones: {"scientifically_viable":2014,"mainstream":2014,"financially_viable":2021}
confidence: low
note: Numbered dot (mainstream point) at 2013.8, between the 2013 and 2014 lines, nearer 2014 (read as 2014). Bar from 2013.8 to 2021.1: scientifically viable ~2014, financially viable ~2021. The bar reaches the inner edge of the grid (~2014), so scientific viability may be at or before the chart start. Sub-area: Networking. The numbered dot sits on the inner edge of the grid (the earliest year the chart shows), so the poster cannot show whether it means 2014 or earlier.