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Some background to MOOCs and then reasons why an educator might, or might not, want to offer one, based on my experience.
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5 reasons to do a MOOC
5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC
Overview Brief history of MOOCs H817Open 5 Reasons to do a MOOC 5 Reasons NOT to do a MOOC MOOC reactions Conclusions
The early MOOCers
David Wiley George Siemens & Stephen Downes Alec Couros Dave Cormier Jim Groom
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MOOCs tended to be..
Short – 8-10 weeks Open to all Use mixture of free technology Run by individuals Often not accredited Combine synchronous &
asynchronous Bring in range of experts Experimental in nature
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How did they fare?
High drop-out rate Often confusing for learners Better suited to experienced
learners
• Popular• Inspirational• Platform for open research• Successful for many learners
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Enter the big players
Thrun – Stanford AI course Becomes Udacity EdX Coursera
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New wave of MOOCs
Free, but not entirely open Commercial basis Institutional Conventional in pedagogy & technology Linked to accreditation (Pearson & EdX, badging)
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H817 Open
An open course in Open Education
7 weeks Informal and formal learners Running in OpenLearn Badges 2 ALS moderating forums Blog aggregator Collaboration-lite activity based model Starts March 16th
Also an OER
Student spaces
Course spaces
The #H817Open ecosystem
5 reasons to do a MOOC #1
Raise profile
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Room to experiment
5 reasons to do a MOOC #2
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5 reasons to do a MOOC #3
Broaden Curriculum
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5 reasons to do a MOOC #4
Students as networkers
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5 reasons to do a MOOC #5
The joys of openness
5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC #1
Reputation risk
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5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC #2
Bad learner experience
5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC #3
Technology stress
5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC #4
Costly
5 reasons NOT to do a MOOC #5
It’s bloody hard work
MOOC reactions
The end of education as we know it Hype and nonsense Complementary to existing practice
Image – David Kernohan
MOOCs are your friend (?)
Open up first 6 weeks of all courses Increase retention Widen participation
Open boundary courses Shop window Gives students access to broader group eg Phonar
Collaborate on MOOCs Higher quality Free up to teach what your best at
Credit for MOOCs Shorter courses Higher retention Lower costs = more students?
Experiment with curriculum Lower risk Fewer constraints
Conclusions MOOCing can be fun & innovative It carries risk It isn’t easy It isn’t for everyone Being MASSIVE & OPEN raises issues Be sure why you want to do one