tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post7158001250720725522..comments2024-03-29T07:18:14.271-05:00Comments on The Grumpy Economist: Asset Pricing Mooc, ResurrectedJohn H. Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842601651429471525noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-69737841161299617422019-04-21T15:09:49.230-05:002019-04-21T15:09:49.230-05:00This is greatThis is greatPravin Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217064870132520483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-71402447193797887102017-09-26T13:59:25.657-05:002017-09-26T13:59:25.657-05:00Tragic. Asset Pricing is a beautiful course. Cou...Tragic. Asset Pricing is a beautiful course. Cousera should host it, and interested individuals who are unfazed by "Week Zero: Finite Difference Equations" should absolutely check it out.<br /><br />I would love for society to support such courses and host them for free public access, building the human capital of citizens and taxpayers.Lewis Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742621092253872302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-61400077750841458182017-01-31T22:10:50.237-06:002017-01-31T22:10:50.237-06:00Hi Prof,
Is a reboot coming anytime soon?
Best R...Hi Prof,<br /><br />Is a reboot coming anytime soon?<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-47503700998996934632016-09-21T08:55:50.150-05:002016-09-21T08:55:50.150-05:00thanksthanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447550912257112248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-42967464493090950332016-09-16T08:30:33.423-05:002016-09-16T08:30:33.423-05:00Hi Professor,
I really hope you can let us know ...Hi Professor, <br /><br />I really hope you can let us know as soon as your new course is up! Really can't wait. Doesn't matter if its edx or coursera or anything else. <br /><br />As long as there are assignments for us to track our own learning, we will be eternally grateful! Hope you keep doing what you doAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202490421873196637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-77634197682364888732016-09-06T16:43:15.408-05:002016-09-06T16:43:15.408-05:00Well, as someone who has learned a lot of courses ...Well, as someone who has learned a lot of courses maybe I can provide my two cents regarding the Coursera platform.<br />I think that their focus on massive part of moocs often comes at an expense of quality. They have tendency (not always, of course) to water down material . Quizzes are awful, to easy to cheat and they don't promote problem solving to gain understanding. They strangely break courses into too many modules.<br />I think that that's the reason also why Gautam Kaul's excellent corporate finance courses are moving to edx. Also I remember hearing from TA that he wanted to keep grading assignments free for everyone which coursera as I can re is revoking (there were ~100 quality assignments per his course, and it was the key for understanding).<br /><br />MITs courses on edx should be the role model for everyone. They are the real deal and they seem to have great team carefully designing each step.Filip Niknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-84935880069636253032016-09-06T14:00:21.264-05:002016-09-06T14:00:21.264-05:00The MIT platform isn't non-proprietary, it'...The MIT platform isn't non-proprietary, it's MIT's (shockingly), and by modern standards it sucks unless the totality of an online class is supposed to be terse, dated PDF's. It isn't even a platform. MIT doesn't even use it much anymore, preferring EdX. Jefftopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005211633248766565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-91446921033923832922016-09-05T14:14:22.782-05:002016-09-05T14:14:22.782-05:00Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video ...Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video material on YouTube. I was midway through the material when coursera abruptly took it offline. looking forward to seeing the full course republished soon. best regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773239247801772830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-6423438580309537882016-09-05T14:13:37.098-05:002016-09-05T14:13:37.098-05:00Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video ...Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video material on YouTube. I was midway through the material when coursera abruptly took it offline. looking forward to seeing the full course republished soon. best regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773239247801772830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-64625869670195913502016-09-05T14:12:42.734-05:002016-09-05T14:12:42.734-05:00Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video ...Dr. Cochrane, thanks for loading the course video material on YouTube. I was midway through the material when coursera abruptly took it offline. looking forward to seeing the full course republished soon. best regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773239247801772830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-51688663713924034762016-09-02T15:29:07.558-05:002016-09-02T15:29:07.558-05:00I learned a few lessons doing the online class. Fi...I learned a few lessons doing the online class. First, videotaping in class lectures does not work. Lecture videos have to be short and very condensed. People stop when they need to. Second, assessments need to provide lots of feedback. That's where coursera and us came to loggerheads - -the new coursera platform is basically multiple choice once through. John H. Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842601651429471525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-12121489815088405432016-09-02T14:30:34.920-05:002016-09-02T14:30:34.920-05:00"good course software" as in "someb..."good course software" as in "somebody uploaded all the pdf we had in an orderly manner"<br /><br />Not to mention the fact a course from early 2000s will probably be less relevant than a course from a decade later.<br /><br />Obviously they are not the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-76396817596371443062016-09-01T22:49:39.643-05:002016-09-01T22:49:39.643-05:00MIT OpenCourseWare is one example of good non-prop...MIT OpenCourseWare is one example of good non-proprietary course software. Cochrane's anger is misplaced.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994372644670111315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-36594700216911901672016-09-01T22:00:32.084-05:002016-09-01T22:00:32.084-05:00That's an unbelievably dumb comment. Where is ...That's an unbelievably dumb comment. Where is your high-quality government-provided online course software? Free markets are the worst of all systems -- except all the alternatives. John H. Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842601651429471525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-33568528543022813092016-09-01T20:57:38.015-05:002016-09-01T20:57:38.015-05:00Thank you very much! This course has helped in my ...Thank you very much! This course has helped in my research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-1460657000373577832016-09-01T19:20:45.758-05:002016-09-01T19:20:45.758-05:00I see an ironic parable in Cochrane's unhappy ...I see an ironic parable in Cochrane's unhappy encounter with the online courseware company. He seems ill served by the private sector in this instance. Coursera proved adept at externalizing its costs, to his chagrin. JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994372644670111315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-2474673246502455232016-09-01T02:58:59.658-05:002016-09-01T02:58:59.658-05:00Hi John, I can't seem to find the problem sets...Hi John, I can't seem to find the problem sets on your site. Will these be uploaded?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699443063408437238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-51606498152078496962016-08-31T21:12:50.594-05:002016-08-31T21:12:50.594-05:00FWIW John, I watched many of the videos and found ...FWIW John, I watched many of the videos and found them extremely helpful. javagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427725069671113980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-67279336501778690102016-08-31T11:28:48.560-05:002016-08-31T11:28:48.560-05:00What a gift..took the Coursera course version and ...What a gift..took the Coursera course version and thought it was invaluable given it was nearly 25 years since I took 401 and 402 from your father-in-law. It's no walk in the park, but I encourage others to at least watch the lectures and take the quizzes. Humbling (at least for me) and illuminating. Jon Seedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891730332574311014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-5146310083862882552016-08-31T10:36:49.456-05:002016-08-31T10:36:49.456-05:00Thanks. Have posted this to the Facebook page of t...Thanks. Have posted this to the Facebook page of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization.hbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158575088898471870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-77141567412258270072016-08-31T01:28:08.530-05:002016-08-31T01:28:08.530-05:00John, thank you and the entire Chicago team so muc...John, thank you and the entire Chicago team so much for the learning experience last year, and I am looking forward to have all your great materials back online - M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-82544631442057111382016-08-30T20:27:07.718-05:002016-08-30T20:27:07.718-05:00Thanks. I am taking 35901 and 35912 this autumn an...Thanks. I am taking 35901 and 35912 this autumn and this will complement them well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-55585100606060494972016-08-30T16:33:42.941-05:002016-08-30T16:33:42.941-05:00Sorry to hear that. I appreciate all the work you...Sorry to hear that. I appreciate all the work you are doing to keep the materials alive. If I ever get roped into teaching this course, I was definitely planning on flipping the classroom and having you do the lectures.Charlie Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079017903923824877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-9239159929152214792016-08-30T14:38:27.469-05:002016-08-30T14:38:27.469-05:00Professor Cochrane, I did mine AP 1 & 2 with y...Professor Cochrane, I did mine AP 1 & 2 with you on old platform and we were very blessed, learned a tonnes new knowledge.., new platform, no thanks - salty disappointment with Coursera. All best and thank you again. captain MPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204223669169160577noreply@blogger.com