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  1. I wouls

    I would add more questions and real world exercises after each video, so that we can better understand theory in action.

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  2. Do you have a page on LinkedIn to 'follow' and so it's also easy to add a credential from MRU on your LinkedIn profile?

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  3. International Finance Certificate??

    I hear there are no exams yet for International Finance and one will not get any certificates unless you pass the exam. So what must I do to get a certificate for this course?

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  4. Contemporary economists

    Maybe some videos about the most influential contemporary economists and their ideas, would be an interesting addition. And the main schools of thoughts of our times and how are they, in practice, influence the governance and the markets. Best Regards, Alexandra Popa

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  5. Supply chain videos

    Videos on supply chain - raw meterial, capital goods, production, distribution , retail and reverse logistics will be helpful too, overall you have one of the most articulate and most informative websites out there. You are an inspiration for me to write blogs on retail topics, to share knowledge uninterrupted

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  6. Do you take part in Hi-Tech exhibitions to promote your site?

    Can such a branding be suitable for that: https://www.behance.net/gallery/32744163/Logo-and-branding-for-MR-University ?

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  7. May I know when will the final exam for ' International Finance' be out ?

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  8. Transcript?

    Is there a transcript of the content on your videos?

    Thanks

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  9. An accompanying reading list?

    An accompanying reading list, including:

    • Recommendations for an accompanying text
    • Additional reading for improving and building on one's understanding
    • Recommendations for 'next steps'
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  10. Accredition

    Please is the certificates accredited to used in our resumes, I think its a good Idea to be signed by the Instructore

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  11. I need help on how to write a proper college paper/academic paper/thesis

    I mean, thesis in the college level, not PhD level. Or how do you call it? I am not a native English speaker.

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  12. Need some female faces!

    I am looking through MRU's videos and I am excited to include some in my courses here at St. Catherine University. Perhaps because I teach at a women's college, I am struck by the lack of female economists in the videos. For that matter, there is a lack of diversity on many dimensions. So many good economists out there! Can you tap some who will show my students that their faces are reflected in our field? Thanks!!

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  13. Certificates

    I see that the certificate is not printable. Can any body who achieved a course and printed a certificate tell me how?

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    answered  ·  AdminRoman Hardgrave (Chief of Product, Marginal Revolution University) responded

    If you have earned a certificate, you should be able to print it as follows:

    1) Login to mruniversity.com
    2) You should see your profile page – if not, click “my profile” on the top navigation bar
    3) On the right you should see certificates you’ve earned – under them you should see “print certificate”.
    4) That will bring up a page formatted for printing. On many print screens you’ll see something like “print backgrounds” and “print header and footers” options. Click print background “on”. Leave headers and footers “off”.

  14. Is it possible to track your progress?

    For example, to (automatically) mark the videos you've watched (like Khan Academy does).

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  15. Improving long term learning and comprehension of material

    The videos and questions are engaging, but without frequent and spaced reinforcement of the concepts and terminology, the ideas will not embed in learners long term memory. students take a multiple choice question and pass but do they really understand the concepts. This is the biggest failure of MOOCs. I recommend including on the website some space repetitive questioning of the material to help push the ideas from short term memory to long term memory. There is a lot to earn from language learning and flashcard websites and apps like Anki, Duolingo and Memrise. You can even develop on Memrise…

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    answered  ·  AdminRoman Hardgrave (Chief of Product, Marginal Revolution University) responded

    Thank you Bryon! No surprise that such a smart comment comes from a fellow Hokie!

    I agree that there is much to be done to provide practice materials to reinforce concepts. That’s definitely on our radar to improve.

    I’ll check out those apps you mentioned. I appreciate the feedback – feel free to email me directly at roman at mruniversity dot com.

    Roman

  16. Like Khan Academy, you should add in a points system to identify top viewers/users

    Add gamification to this website! Really, it's like the icing on the cake. Give points for completing a video and/or answering practice questions correctly. I'm not sure how you would code this ... but think about it!

    See Khan Academy for an example of this.

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  17. Using MRUniversity in the Classroom

    I'm considering letting my students take your Great Economists course as extra credit, but I'm concerned that they'll get the certificates without actually doing anything. Are the exams locked until all the videos are viewed? Are the exam questions randomized so as to prevent students from sharing answers? Thanks.

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    answered  ·  AdminRoman Hardgrave (Chief of Product, Marginal Revolution University) responded

    Hi Jennifer,
    At this time we haven’t locked down the exams in the way you describe. They are more meant to be a way for students to test themselves at this point rather than a rigorous from of accreditation or anything. We might get there someday.

    Thanks for writing in and please continue sharing your feedback. We are trying to provide a valuable supplement for professors/teachers, so your feedback is greatly appreciated.

    We’re working on a teacher resource section – anything you’d like to see there?

  18. Continuous Play Option.

    It would be awesome to be able to queue up a series of videos. I'm listening to/watching the Development Economics series, and many of the videos are only a few minutes long. I like to listen while I paint my house, and I keep having to stop and run back to the computer to play the next video. It would be nice to be able to select several to play in a row. I could watch/listen to a whole section in one go.

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    answered  ·  AdminRoman Hardgrave (Chief of Product, Marginal Revolution University) responded

    Hi Katie,
    Thanks for the suggestion. There are two ways to do this:

    1) YouTube playlists
    If you use a YouTube playlist like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meo0s54s1sw&list=PL-uRhZ_p-BM4SmRr1p6WZnfym2zP2O0LH&index=2
    it will continuously play. We have playlists setup for some of the courses and are in process of setting up all of them.
    2) iTunes
    We are posting videos to iTunes, which will allow you to do continuous play. We also have just the audio podcast, which combines a whole section’s videos into one podcast. We’re rolling on both the video and audio podcasts continually. You should see more up soon – let me know if you have a particular course you want first.

    Hopefully this helps!

    Roman

  19. Can you make the videos easily downloadable on my iPhone/iPad?

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  20. Is there a recommended course order?

    For someone who has little background in economics, is there a recommended course order? The website appears to list the courses in an arbitrary order. Udacity categorizes courses as Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Is there a similar ordering for MRU courses?

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    answered  ·  AdminRoman Hardgrave (Chief of Product, Marginal Revolution University) responded

    Hello,
    That’s a good question. In general we try to make all of our videos accessible to a beginner. The Everyday content is definitely the most introductory in nature – we’re working on more introductory level content.

    However, that shouldn’t discourage you from checking out the other courses such as Development Economics or Great Economists. Those are both very accessible as well.

    Thanks for your question.

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