OCWC Global Conference 2013: The Mechanical Mooc - A Gentle Introduction to Python: It's Alive!
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A simple theory: We don’t need another platform.
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The MOOC Maker
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The MOOC Maker
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The MOOC MakerMOOC-E
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No teacher
No platform
No(t much) money
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Structured via e-mail list
Eight week course (w 1 break week)
No SME support—logistics only
Communication archived on WordPress
Three overlapping “sequences”
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HTTLCS open text book
Codecademy exercises
MIT OCW videos and assignments
OpenStudy for questions
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Provides a flexible framework for connecting projects
Leverages existing resources & investments
Provides learners with persistent access to resources
+’s
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Lives at mercy of project production schedules
Student data is scattered
Certification wasn’t an option (at least not yet)
-’s
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Seq 2: ~2,600 learners
Seq 1: ~ 5,700 learners
Seq 3: ~1,000 learners
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E-Mails opened
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Sequence 1 Survey
N = 83
Assuming a 5% response rate, 1660 “engaged learners” in week eight.
25% were finished, so around 415 complete, or ~7% of total enrollment.
But do we care…?
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Sequence 1 Survey
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Sequence 1 Survey
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Sequence 1 Survey
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Thoughts
Platforms are not necessary.
Learners do just fine moving across resources.
Maybe communities ought to be bigger than courses.
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Thoughts
Openness remains important.
Learners now define success.
Maybe the problem with MOOCs will be they are too cheap to produce, not too expensive.
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Finally
New sequence starts in June!
Thanks
http://mechanicalmooc.orghttp://mechanicalmooc.wordpress.com