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Experiences with MOOCs:Challenges and Opportunities
Michael ReesFaculty of Businesshttp://michaelrees.tel
Talk resources at http://talks.michaeljrees.com
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MOOC Context
April 2013
• As many as 160,000 students across the world
Massive
• Any person of any age, freeOpen
• 24/7 Internet accessOnline
• High-profile, professional presenters from high-profile institutions
Courses
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In 2008 Dave Cormier created the term MOOC
His vision:
Although it may share in some of the conventions of an ordinary course, such as a predefined timeline and weekly topics for consideration, a MOOC generally carries no fees, no prerequisites other than Internet access and interest, no predefined expectations for participation, and no formal accreditation.
MOOC Types
cMOOC, 2008• Creation,
creativity• Autonomy• Social
networked learning
• Knowledge generation
xMOOC, 2011• Short videos• Auto assessed
quizzes• Longer tests• Knowledge
duplication
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Headlines
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College Is Dead. Long Live College! Oct 2012
ANU vice-chancellor
issues MOOCs warning Sep 2012
ANU joins MOOCs rush
with edX partnership Feb 2013
UQ joins MOOCs movement Sep 2012
Melbourne Uni signs on to Coursera with others expected to follow Sep 2012
Online learning: Campus 2.0 Mar 2013
The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years Nov 2012
An Avalanche is Coming Mar 2013
Horizon Report 2013 for Higher Ed
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Time-to-Adoption: 1 year or less
• MOOCs• Tablet Computing
Time-to-Adoption: 2 to 3 years
• Big Data and Learning Analytics• Game-based Learning
Time-to-Adoption: 4 to 5 years
• 3D printing• Wearable technology
MOOC Features
Heavy reliance on many, short videos
Several online quizzes per unit, 1 per video at least
Weekly activities, exercises, blog posts
Peer mentoring via forums, Facebook, Twitter, Google+
Google Hangouts, Blackboard Collaborate for live tutes
Office hours videos for direct feedback
Statement, certificate of completion
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MOOC Completion Rates
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4 March 2013http://www.katyjordan.com/
MOOCproject.html
Unfinished MOOCs
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Coursera• Web intelligence and big data• Drugs and the brain• Fundamentals of online education• E-learning and digital cultures
Udacity• Introduction to Statistics• HTML5 game development
xMOOC• Educational technology & media
Open University UK• H817 Open education
How to react?
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collaboration between elite institutions both for brand positioning and shared development
targeted development of MOOCs that relate directly to community needs
partial credit towards residential education
pedagogical awareness to encourage enrolment within feeder schools
1 millidegree ≈ 1 contact hour
1 subject ≈ 42 millidegrees
From own experience:MOOC ≈ 15-35 millidegrees
So, 40-50 MOOCs equate to one degree!
Millidegrees
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MOOC Business Model
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To survive in a world of OOCs, Australian universities will need to innovate and take risks. On present indications, the future may well belong to freemium universities - a businesss model where they give away their courseware and only charge students for supplementary support services.
Jim Barber, VC UNE, Feb 2013
Accredited exams Moderated
discussion groups Tutorial
assistance
MOOC Outlook
Industry Acceptance• Lists of
acceptable MOOCs
• In parallel with degrees?
Effective Learning• Allow up skilling
and career change
• Rely on self-discipline
• ID assurance
Business Case• Can MOOCs be
sustainable?• How much would
you pay?
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