- 1. Dr. Mhammed AbdousMOOCsMassive Open Online CoursesA Passing
Fad or a DisruptiveTechnology?Credit: Giulia Forsythe
2. Outline What is a MOOC? Who are the key players? How does it
work? What are the skeptics and the enthusiasts saying? A passing
fad or a disruptive innovation? What is at stake? Institution,
Faculty, Student What are some of the challenges? Assessment,
identity verification, plagiarism, quality, intellectualproperty,
copyright Who is crediting MOOCs? Are MOOCs self-sustaining? What
are some of the opportunities? 3. Massive : Unlimited number of
studentsOpen : No admission requirementsOnline : Web-basedCourse :
Traditional course structureExpand access to worldtop-class
educationto anyone, anywhere,anytime - for freeImproving teaching
and learningfor students on our campusesis one of our primary
goalsWHAT WHYMOOCs> MOOC by DefinitionWhat is a MOOC? 4. Whats
edX? Anant Agarwal, edX President 5. MOOCs> MOOC by
DefinitionThe Year of the MOOC Media HypeAccess World News, 2013:
745 timesChange the productivity side of education 6. Fluid and
organiclearning environment Creativity, autonomy,and
social-networkedlearning (connectivism) Knowledge generation
Traditionalcourse structure Short presentations,quizzes,
peer-to-peerinteraction, automaticpeer grading Knowledge
duplicationAggregation | RemixingRepurposing | SharingVS.MOOCs>
Pedagogical ModelscMOOCs xMOOCs 7.
http://chronicle.com/article/Major-Players-in-the-MOOC/138817/MOOCS
Landscape 8. Coursera EdX UdacityOrigin Stanford Harvard & MIT
StanfordStructure For-Profit Non-Profit For-ProfitCourses 370 25
22Number ofUniversities62 from 16countries3, (6 internationalin
2014)Students 3,497,711 735,000 739,000Countries 220 192Funding $16
million VC VC $60 millionPlatform Open SourceCourses Mix Science
STEM CoursesPartnership Institutional Institutional
IndividualCanvas Network, OpenStudy, Udemy, P2PU, Coursesites, Khan
AcademyiVersity, Futurelearn (17 universities UK)MOOCs> Key
PlayersMOOCs Key Players 9.
http://blogs.curtin.edu.au/odvce/2013/02/curtin-university-moocs-thinking-content-platform-partnerships/MOOCS
Landscape 10.
http://www.nature.com/news/online-learning-campus-2-0-1.12590#/risingMOOCs>
Key PlayersCoursera NumbersNumber of coursesavailable on the
platformSupplyandDemandNumber of user accountson the platform
(millions)StudentoriginsUnited StatesIndiaBrazilUnited
KingdomSpainCanadaAustraliaRussiaRest of
worldInformationtechnologyArts
andhumanitiesScienceMathematicsBusinessCoursesofferedMOOCsrisingOver
little more than a year, Coursera in Mountain View, California the
largest of three companies developing and hostingmassive open
online courses (MOOCs) has introduced 328 different courses from 62
universities in 17 countries (left). Theplatforms 2.9 million
registered users come from more than 220 countries (centre). And
courses span subjects as diverse aspre-calculus, equine nutrition
and introductory jazz improvisation (right).February 2012 March
2013 11. https://www.coursera.org/#about/howitworksMOOCs>
Pedagogical ModelsHow Does a MOOC Work?Choose from 300+ courses in
over 20 categoriescreated by 62 Universities from 16
countries.Discover a course youre interested in andenroll
todayWatch short video lectures, take interactive quizzes,complete
peer graded assessments, and interact livewith your new classmates
and teachers.Learn with 3 million CourseriansFinish your class,
receive recognition for a job welldone, and achieve your goals,
whether they be career,personal, or educational.Achieve your
learning goalsand build your portfolio 12.
http://www.iversity.org/MOOCs> Pedagogical ModelsiVersity MOOCs
ModelAnswering a few multiple-choicequestions allows students to
check forthemselves whether they grasped the keyconcepts. Such
interactive elements keepstudents engaged, ensure that they stayon
track from week to week and provideimmediate feedback to the
instructor.Core elements of an Open CourseMassive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs) are more than filmed lectures or static e-learning
resources. They make use of online video innew ways and combine it
with interactive elements as well as a social layer that encourages
peer-to-peer learning.Online video instruction is the core ofopen
course teaching. These videos breakdown the content of an hour-long
lectureinto individual concepts that can beexplained in short
videos that are just afew minutes long.Video FeedbackStudents can
post, browse and respond toother students questions in the context
ofa student forum. They can upvotequestions and answers that they
foundparticularly helpful so that the best contentbubbles to the
top.P2P-LearningWalker, J. (2012). Why MOOCs Might Be Hindered by
the Definition of Correspondence Education? 13. Lecture-Dominated
Form of Teaching Sleep-inducing Mass teaching model Fails to
support learning Instructor bottleneck One-to-many Digitized
TextbookMOOCs> The DebateThe Luddites The SkepticsCan students
really be taught critical thinking, civics, and citizenship skills
in a standardizedformat that values conformity? Palermo, J.(2013).
Pedagogy of the Depressed.Laurentius de
Voltolinahttp://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laurentius_de_Voltolina_001.jpg
14. A philanthropic form of continuing education Undermining
tradition of shared governance ATM distributor for lectures and
tests Behaviorist model: lack of interaction with instructor Good
for self-directed learners: Darwinian conspiracy Marketing tools
for elite schools Another passing fad Is this really an altruistic
venture?But the sun never rose on television as an
educationaldelivery system - Delbanco (2013)Delbanco, A. The Moocs
of hazard. The New Republic, April 8, 2013.MOOCs> The DebateThe
Luddites The Skeptics 15. MOOCsMOOCs> Pedagogical ModelsAnother
FadA fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief
period of time; a craze.The American Heritage Dictionary 16. From
blackboardto computers ColumbiasFathom Project AllLearn
(Oxford,Stanford and Yale) NYU Online Cardean UniversityMOOCs>
Next StepsEn LAN 2000: Unfulfilled Promises of TechnologyIn 1841
the inventor of the blackboard system deserves to be ranked among
thebest contributors to learning and science, if not among the
greatest benefactors of mankindMITs Seymour Papert wrote in 1984: I
think the computer will blow up the school. 17. Game changer,
disruptive technology Traditional HE institutions, for-profit
institutions Promote life-long learning Embrace openness Make HE
accessible and affordable tounderprivileged groups Explore new
pedagogical practices Design flexible learning paths Consider
alternative business models Solve HE problems: increase
productivity, reduce cost,reduce graduation time (6 years on
average), etc.MOOCs> The DebateThe Enthusiasts or The
Techno-dreamers 18. The Debate . Dr. Gregarious Vs. Dr. Precarious
19. Disrupt status quo forcing HE torethink existing model Enabling
limitless scalability, cost reduction,efficient delivery platform
Challenge conventional delivery modeassumptions: residential,
hybrid, online Forcing roles change: faculty and studentsMOOCs>
Institutional PerspectiveFrom the Institutional Standpoint 20.
Offers new opportunities and challenges Intellectual property
Copyright Credentialism Challenge/complement/replacethe on-campus
learning experience Lessen the existing stigmaassociated with
online learning Extend institutional reach, visibility,influence,
and brandMOOCs> Institutional PerspectiveFrom the Institutional
Standpoint 21. Faculty drivenEmerged from individual faculty
efforts: Sebastian THRUN, co-founder of Udacity, sharedthat One of
the most amazing things Ive ever donein my life is to teach a class
to 160,000 students. Volunteer students translated some of our
classesinto over 40 languages; and in the end wegraduated over
23,000 students from 190 countries.In fact, Peter and I taught more
students AI, than allAI professors in the world combined. Having
done this, I cant teach at Stanford again.MOOCs> Faculty
PerspectiveFrom the Facultys Standpoint 22. Sebastian Thrun .. The
Red Pill and the Blue Pill 23. Excellent opportunity to
rethink/renew theirteaching practices Analytics: assignment
completion, participation,progress Engage and interact with
students: live chat (selectand reward high participants, enrich
content, askstudents to vote on topics, etc.) Develop a research
agenda around MOOCs learning(http://change.mooc.ca) Elevate status
for best teachers: stars, superstars,megastars and the
rest.MOOCs> Faculty PerspectiveFrom the Facultys Standpoint 24.
Lifelong learning Curiosity,social experience Convenience Prepare
for F2F courses Test driveonline courses
Career-switcherwarm-upMOOCs> Students PerspectiveFrom the
Students
Standpointhttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/506351/the-most-important-education-technology-in-200-years
25. MOOCs> Students PerspectiveFrom the Students Standpoint
Self-organized groups: learning goals, common interests
Collaborate, engage, vote on questions, etc. Median response time
to students questions is 22 minutes BostonX to improve educational
access for residentsCourseraMeetupsIn 1,492 citiesStanfordNew
YorkLondon - 04/02BangaloreSan FranciscoMoscowAthens - 04/25Toronto
- 04/05Mumbai - 04/07Kyyiv - 04/03ChicagoHong KongDelhi -
04/07Madrid - 04/06Pune - 04/07Seattle -
04/30ChennaiNashvilleBeijing - 04/07Paris -
04/02PhiladelphiaAtlanta - 04/04Rio de
JaneiroVancouverWarsawMountain ViewThessalonikiLima - 04/06Jakarta
- 04/07Lisbon - 04/05PortlandSan DiegoPrague - 04/06Denver -
04/11BrisbaneDublin - 04/10Mxico CityAnn ArborPittsburgDhaka -
04/13Lahore - 04/06DubaiFind your
localhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/8400361742/ 26. Use of
data mining and analytics tools to personalizestudent learning
experience demographic, cognitive, non-cognitive,learning habits,
learning path customize learning experienceby adapting content,
text, images,pace to match individual learnersabilities and traits
Data is the real asset26MOOCs> Students PerspectiveFrom the
Students Standpoint 27. How are MOOCs changing students lives? 28.
Live proctoring: Major exams Automated grading: Quizzes,
programmingsimulators Peer review: Small rotating groups Peer
grading: Wikipedia modelInstructor Responsibility: Provide
detailedguidelines for grading Comparecrowdsourcing resultsto
personal gradingConsiderations: Lack of consistency Largest peer
gradingpipeline Expert vs.Novice GradersMOOCs> Common
Instructional IssuesAssessment Conundrum 29. Identity
VerificationSignature Track program ($40 --$50 per course,with
financial aid): ID, live webcam, biometrics including typing ID
validation prior to test Plagiarism Coursera: Automatic
plagiarismdetection programsMOOCs> Common Instructional
IssuesStudent Identity and Plagiarism 30. Rely on university brand
Institutional reputation at stake Wisdom of the crowd Feedback
program Risk of poor quality Georgia Tech Course: How do you
organize 40,000students in groups? UC Irvine I will not give on
standardsMOOCs> Common Instructional IssuesQuality of
Instruction 31. Who owns the course materials? Whats the impact of
MOOCs on fair useon current EOR licensing and permission? edX push
for open content (Delft University): Creative Common Licensing
Whats the role of the library? Access
tonon-copyrightedmaterial(international) Research skillsand
informationliteracyMOOCs> Common Instructional
IssuesIntellectual Property & CopyrightPorter, (2013) 32. Upon
successful completion, the studentreceive: Continuing education
credit Credential or license Certificate Badge CreditMOOCs>
Academic CreditAcknowledging Completion 33. edX Certificate of
Completion 34. How are Moocs used for credits? 35. American Council
on Education Recommends five MOOCs for CreditCalifornia Senate
Draft Bill (SB 520) 472,000 community college students waitlistedto
complete their degree (85% of courses havewaiting lists) Public
Universities are asked to accept creditsearned in MOOCsThe State
University of New Yorks Board of Trustees Add 100,000 enrollments
within three yearsvia MOOCsMOOCs> Academic CreditWho is using
MOOCs for Credit? 36. San Jose State University & Udacity
Freshman remediation: entry level(Circuits & Electronics)
Failure rate decreased: 41% to 9%Colorado State Universitys
GlobalCampus Course completion, Proctored testsMOOCs for Credit in
MagnoliaMOOCs> Academic CreditWho is Using MOOCs for
Credit?Udacity and edXpartnered with Pearson VUEto allow students
to take proctored exams 37. MOOC2Degree.com Students
whosuccessfully completea MOOC2Degree courseearn academic
creditstoward a degree,based upon criteriaestablished
byparticipatinguniversitieshttp://www.mooc2degree.com/MOOCs>
Academic CreditWho is Using MOOCs for Credit? 38. Advertising
Employment recruitment Proctoring Course licensing andCustomization
Subscription Sponsorship Identity verification Tutoring Completion
recognition Start-up model:build fast and worryabout revenue
streamlater Unclear business model 6-15% of the revenue 20% of
gross profit Revenue generationor transfer of funds Self-sustaining
model Donor fatigueMOOCs> Revenue Models> Self-Sustaining or
Revenue-GeneratingIssues Impacting Revenue ModelHow can MOOCs be
self-sustaining? $220K 39.
http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.htmlMOOCs> Revenue
Models> Low Rate of CompletionLow Rate of Completion: Sticking
Point in MOOCs Debate12,725 Registered574 Earned Certificates<
5%5-10% total students, 30% from active students 40. MOOCs>
Revenue Models> Student Patters in MOOCsPatterns of Student
Behavior Within MOOCs 41. Why would ODU jump on the MOOCs
bandwagon? Everyone else is To expand institutional branding and
marketing To recruit new students To contribute to the social good
To conduct research on online teachingand learning To rethink and
improve on-campus teaching andlearning practicesMOOCs> Next
StepsHow Should we Proceed? 42. Do you have faculty interested in
developingMOOCs?What areas? How many courses? Do you have funds to
supportMOOC development?Faculty time, opportunity cost,
TAs,production, maintenance, updates Do you have pedagogical and
technicalexpertise to support MOOC development?MOOCs> Next
StepsBefore you Go MOOC, Ask 43. What type of partnerships should
you pursue:for-profit or non-profit? What type of licensing
arrangementsshould you establish? How are they aligned withyour own
intellectual property policies? Should you credit MOOCs taken by
yourstudents?MOOCs> Next StepsBefore We Go MOOC, Ask 44. Where
do MOOCs fit into our owndistance learning strategy? What would be
the impact of MOOCson your current DL efforts? Should you encourage
faculty to use MOOCsas part of a hybrid teaching strategy? What
role should faculty, DL and IT playin this discussion? What are the
organizational challengesassociated with MOOCs
(accreditation)?MOOCs> Next StepsBefore We Go MOOC, Ask? 45.
Muchas gracias por su atencinMhammed Abdous, [email protected]
