Based on a key goal of the course - becoming a leader - the project requires students to spend time relating organisational behaviour lessons to the real issues of management.
His report published today, Learning Behaviour: Lessons Learned, concludes unambiguously: "While there is a legitimate concern in society about standards of behaviour of young people (as in earlier generations), there is strong evidence from a range of sources that the overall standards of behaviour achieved by schools is good and has improved in recent years.
Compulsory behaviour lessons for councillors have been introduced at one authority in the wake of an investigation into bullying.
NEDs who focused on risky strategic decisions would rely most upon diagnostic behaviour, lesson-seeking and option appraisal.
There was particular concern about their ability to control pupils' behaviour in lessons, with almost three quarters (73%) of head teachers expressing concern about poor classroom management.
The impact of mobile phones on pupils' behaviour in lessons is to be investigated as part of a wider inquiry aimed at improving teachers' classroom management.
Sir Michael Wilshaw's comments, which came as the schools inspectorate in England released a report and survey on "low-level disruptive behaviour" during lessons, were immediately challenged by representatives of headteachers and drew an angry response from teaching unions.
Over a few weeks, the son's behaviour in lessons deteriorated to the point where he "alternated between singing Gangnam Style incessantly and hitting the ground near me with a wooden sword".
Yet Moocs greatest impact may come from what they can teach the teachers: offering a unique opportunity to monitor student behaviour during lessons in unprecedented detail.
As witnessed during the lesson, behaviour management is crucial to effective teaching.
The 360 who started the programme last year are here too, handing on to the raw recruits their tips for coping with bad behaviour and keeping lessons fresh, and demonstrating to their tutors what they have learned.
