In the essay “The Chunky Peanut Butter”, Gregory states and explains his perseverance in the view and terms of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, his main form being the peanut butter for his slight shyness but strong will and power to hold everything together and continue as the heart of the sandwich. This trait is really neat and a necessary requirement to/for a MOOC. I feel this may be necessary not only due to the hardships that may come his way, but the dedication required to actually complete even one course. In “The Year of the MOOC” article, Pappano explains how vastly dedication is even already in the MOOC- vast as in very little- also using an example of which actually happened. 46,000 students had enrolled in, but in the end, merely after the first assignment, 13,000 actually even completed the course. That’s still a lot, but the rate of how many dropped out is a lot more (33,000). Though, Gregory on the other hand, has the ability to bypass that, that being his extreme willpower to succeed. Why would this matter? Well, because of what I stated earlier about the lack of dedication offered in MOOCs. Gregory has more than enough …show more content…
This would improve his standards undeniably as the MOOCs are heavily dependant on a peer system of grading and study. Gregory can pass up all that nonsense due to his lack of sociality on study or school terms. “Because anyone with an internet connection can enroll, faculty can’t possibly respond to students individually.” This, I’m very certain Gregory can work with. Seeing from his biography/college essay from when he states he doesn’t mind being publicly known, that would only lead us to assume he works alone- with the exception of help from time to time. He’s a tactile worker, not really seeming to be dependant of a faculty member’s help. He’s more.. Independant, I could rightfully