MOOC: Challenges for HE institutions

Robert Schuwer &

Darco Jansen

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About me

• Robert Schuwer• MSc Mathematics; MSc Computer Science• PhD Knowledge Base Systems (1993)• Professor Open Educational Resources @ Fontys

University of Applied Sciences (since 2014)• Formerly @ Open University Netherlands• Since 2006 OER and other forms of open education

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Attribution

Slides on the HOME survey 2015 are from Darco Jansen (program manager OER @EADTU)

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Agenda

• MOOCs in Europe: strategies• Challenges• Credentials and recognition

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CC-BY Hester Jelgerhuis

MOOCs in Europe: strategies

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Survey

• Sample methodology: Open• Total sample: potentially all HE institutions in Europe• # Institutions responded: 150

S2015

Survey 2015 available in English, French and TurkishSurvey conducted Nov-Dec2015 : http://home.eadtu.eu/

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S2015: response per country

Turkey

Canada

Portugal

Lithuania

Italy

Czech

Republic

Finland

Ireland

Israel

Romania

Denmark

Belgium

Germany

Netherlands

Cyprus

Iceland

PolandSpain

Switzerla

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United Kingdom

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Estonia

Greece

Hungary

Mexico

Nigeria

Slovakia

Sweden0

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Number of institutional responses by country

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Per country (S2015; N=150)

N=7

N=11

N=9

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CC-BY Ria Jacobi

Challenges

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Meeting objectives

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Sustainability?

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Learn about online pedagogy?

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Credentials

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CC-BY Hester Jelgerhuis

Credentials & recognition

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Scenario

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Witthaus, G., Inamorato dos Santos. A., Childs, M., Tannhäuser, A., Conole, G., Nkuyubwatsi, B., Punie, Y. (2016). Validation of Non-formal MOOC-based Learning: An Analysis of Assessment and Recognition Practices in Europe (OpenCred). EUR 27660 EN; doi:10.2791/809371

http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC96968/lfna27660enn.pdf

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http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/publications/2015/ects-users-guide_en.pdf

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Credential vs recognition

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Proctoring

• Supervision at examination• Online proctoring

– Webcam– Recordings– Typing pattern

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Factors of interest

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Robustness of assessment

Level Description

0 No assessment

1 Self assessment or peer assessment without ID-verification

2 ID-verification, no proctoring

3 ID-verification, on site exam or online proctoring, ORRPL, conducted by recognized experts

NVAO (2014). MOOCs and Online HE: A Survey, The Hague: Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), Available at http://www.nvao.net/page/downloads/NVAO_MOOCs_and_online_HE_A_survey_June_2014.pdf

Verstelle, M., Schreuder, M. & Jelgerhuis, H., (2014). Recognition of MOOCs in the Education Sector. 2014 Open Education Trend Report, (March), pp.24–25. Available at: https://www.surf.nl/en/knowledge-and-innovation/knowledge-base/2014/2014-open-education-trend-report.html

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Challenges

• Online assessment and proctoring are considered less valuable/trustworthy

• Little integration between open learning and existing mechanisms for recognition

• Tension between affordability and uncertainty about recognition of open learning

• Unbundling of learning, assessment and credentials• Little support for MOOC-learners on opportunities for

recognition

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Thank you!

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http://nl.linkedin.com/in/robertschuwer

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+31 - 6 1446 9300

r.schuwer@fontys.nl