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Presentation MOOCs - from hype to opportunity. Estonian Information Technology Foundation for Education conference, Turning point in education, 9-11 April 2014.
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How open is a MOOC?- from hype to opportunity
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Alastair [email protected]
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Blogs on IT and learningCorridor of Uncertainty (English)Flexspan (Swedish)
Twitter: @alacre
Flop of 2013 – MOOCs?
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Extremely low completion rates
Mostly graduates
Content-based pedagogy
Not reaching new learners
MOOCs - not a tsunami …
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50 shades of openness
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Copyright Public domainCreative Commons
Content-based
Process-based
Copyright Open (OER)
MOOC compass
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cMOOCs – learning networks
xMOOC
• Traditional e-learning• Linear structure• Lecture, quiz, test• Automated • Peer assessment• Demands digital
literacy, study skills• Mostly copyright
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• Coursera – USA, 108 universities• edX – USA, 29 universities• Udacity - USA• FutureLearn – UK, 27 universities• iVersity – Germany• OpenupEd – EU, 12 partners• Open2Study – Australia, 7 universities• Miríada – Spain, 28 universities• … and many more, see www.mooc.ca
MOOCs – a global movement
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Why study a MOOC?
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Course
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MOOC
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S Downes – Like reading a newspaper (21 March 2014)
Business model?
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MOOC business models
• Marketing & recruitment• Validation and examination• Coursera “signature track”• Franchising – MOOC as course
material• Headhunting• Corporate training• You’ve seen the movie …
now do the MOOC!
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The new oil …
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Not all open learning is a MOOC ..
• Peer2Peer University• OER university• Udemy• OpenStudy
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Layered model for education
Educational resources (shades of openness)
Courses, MOOCs, self-study
Tutoring, feedback, guidance
Validation, examination
Free
Free/pay
Pay/free
Pay
University/college Other actors
Advancedsearch
Quality criteria
MOOC quality – in the eye of the beholder?
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MOOC quality
• Know why you’re offering a MOOC• Transparency• Expectation management• Scaffolding• Opt in rather than opt out• Short and sweet• Flexibility
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Quality framework for MOOCs in Europe• Openness to learners• Digital openness• Learner-centred approach• Independent learning• Media-supported interaction• Recognition options• Quality focus• Spectrum of diversity
12 MOOC dimensions
• Openness• Scale• Multimedia• Communication• Collaboration• Learning
pathway
Ref: MOOCs as disruptive technologies: strategies for enhancing the learner experience and quality of MOOCs, Conole G 2013
• Quality assurance
• Reflection• Certification• Formal
learning• Autonomy• Diversity
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Opportunities …
Model for collaborative
learning
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Taste of higher education
National open courses
Lifelong learning
Commercialmodels
Hybrid models
Learning - anywhere- any time
… if you know how
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My digital footprints ...
Blogs about net learning
• Corridor of Uncertainty (English)• Flexspan (Swedish)• Corridor of Learning (what I’m
reading)• Flexflow (magazine with news from
my network)
Twitter (links to articles and news)http://twitter.com/alacre
My bookmarkshttp://www.diigo.com/user/alacre
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