A CHECKLISTFOR A MOOC

ACTIVIST

Gabriela GROSSECK

Carmen HOLOTESCU

Ramona BRAN

Malinka IVANOVA

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1. carry out a serious analysis of the ways in which MOOCs can be integrated in blended university courses

2. evaluate own competences and knowledge in using MOOCs

THE ACTIVIST’S APPROACH

EVERY person who wants to run a MOOC

SHOULD

(after the exploratory stage)

So who is a MOOC activist and what does he/she do?

• participates in MOOCs as a continuous learner

• integrates MOOCs in own courses

• encourages peers and students to enroll in MOOCs

• organizes academic events about specific MOOCs

• adapts contexts from other MOOCs

• is a MOOC curator

• acts as an informed advocate

HOWdifficult

is itto starta MOOC

… therefore …

MOOCs LANDSCAPE

•quality in education

•needs of society and labor markets

•adaptation to globalization

•Europe’s position as world leader in education

•access to higher education

•valorization of new technologies

European challenges

http://www.openuped.eu/

http://home.eadtu.eu/

Higher Education Online: MOOCs the European way

Fostering international Higher Education collaboration though ICT and open education

http://www.menon.org/projects/emundus

The European Multiple MOOC Aggregator

http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu

http://mooc.efquel.org/

http://home.eadtu.eu/

The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities

European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning

NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

• Developing MOOCs• Integrating MOOCs in

blended academic courses• Organizing scientific

events• Publishing studies

Romania Bulgaria

• Hand-on ICT Project

There is NO basic model

Upsets

•not certified yet •overcrowded class•low rate of graduation•staying motivated•the absence of real human interaction•a fallible grading system

Liberalization & Opening of Education

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF

DEVELOPING A MOOC?

‘How to plan and run a MOOC in 9 easy steps’

1. pick your topic and audience

2. find someone to teach/collaborate with

3. determine content

4. plan spaces

5. plan interactions

6. plan your continued presence

7. promote learner creation and activities

8. get the word out; promote and share

9. iterate and improve

http://www.slideshare.net/gsiemens/designing-and-running-a-mooc

George SIEMENS

Personal Overview of

Online Competencies

POOC

Checklist

Purpose

Pick an area of knowledge

People

Persuasion

Possibilities & Perspectives

Pedagogy

Plan:→ spaces of interaction→ peer-interaction→ continued presence

Platforms Price PartnersProfitable

Positioning

Packaging

Peer:→Feedback→Evaluation→EnhancementProcessing data

Promotionand sharing

Production and maintenance

POINTS for further consideration:• following the Perestroika effect• avoiding the Pandora Box effect

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274854292_A_CHECKLIST_FOR_A_MOOC_ACTIVIST

Thank you for your attention!

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Gabriela Grosseck1, Carmen Holotescu2, Ramona Bran1, Malinka Ivanova3

1West University of Timisoara; 2University PolitehnicaTimisoara, Romania; 3Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

gabriela.grosseck@e-uvt.ro, carmen.holotescu@upt.ro,ramona.bran@e-uvt.ro, m_ivanova@tu-sofia.bg