MOOCs & OERs UK and Wales contexts & inititiatives

13/04/2023

Paul Richardson: Jisc Regional Support Centre Wales

What are OERs/MOOCs? UK and Wales wide contexts and initiatives

OER and MOOCs

Open Educational Resources

Massive Open Online Courses

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Li Yuan and Stephen Powell (2013): ‘MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education’. http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/2013/667


http://connect.downes.ca/index.html



http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/you-you-can-take-stanfords-intro-to-ai-course-next-quarter-for-free


http://chronicle.com/article/The-Major-Players-in-the-MOOC/138817/

http://chronicle.com/article/The-Major-Players-in-the-MOOC/138817/

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/community-journalism


https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/6683/1/Edinburgh%20MOOCs%20Report%202013%20%231.pdf


https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/6683/1/Edinburgh%20MOOCs%20Report%202013%20%231.pdf


http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html

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What does it mean?

• The end of Higher Education as we know it?

• A disruptive force on our current pedagogies?

• An opportunity to widen participation?

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“The traditional university is being unbundled.Some will need to specialise in teaching alone – and move away from the traditional lecture to the multi-faced teaching possibilities now available:• the elite university• the mass university• the niche university• the local university• the lifelong learning mechanism.”

http://cogdogblog.com/2012/07/17/mooc-hysertia/


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“I am concerned that the computer scientists seem to be taking over online education. Ivy League MOOCs are being driven mainly by computer scientists, not educators. Politicians are looking to computer science to automate learning in order to save money”.http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/04/15/time-to-retire-from-online-learning/#sthash.S9eWnZiM.dpuf


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“The burning issues for MOOCs are the exploration of a viable business model and the accreditation of MOOC learning.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/240193/13-1173-maturing-of-the-mooc.pdf

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/inform/inform36/MakingSenseOfMOOCs.html#.UuDbZLTFLIU


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“Promoting the development and adoption of open education policies and practices in Scotland. #opensco “

http://openscot.wordpress.com/


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http://declaration.openscot.net/

© Copyright Meirion: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2539251

https://www.porth.ac.uk/cy/

www.cadarn.ac.uk/


“As Vice-Chancellors representing universities in Wales, we are committed to:Promoting and using OER to widen access to higher education for non-traditional learners, to contribute to social inclusion and engage the rich diversity of the learner in Wales and across the world.”

http://www.hew.ac.uk/wales-signs-declaration-of-intent-to-lead-the-way-on-the-use-of-online-education-resources/

On the horizon….

• Online gateway: www.oerwales.ac.uk• Champions Network• A short MOOC (sMOOC) called ‘Student Survival’• A series of workshops across Wales• OER15 in Cardiff

http://www.oerwales.ac.uk/


http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2013/onlinedigitallearning/?lang=en

Terms of reference (Online Digital Learning Working Group)

• Potential competitive threat

• Potential opportunities

• Are Welsh HEIs working together?

• Can we improve outreach, or make efficiencies?

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http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/reports/report-of-the-online-digital-learning-group/?lang=en

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http://gwallter.com/digital/moocs-and-other-animals-open-online-report-published.html

“The Working Group took a balanced view of the significance of MOOCs. Its members could find no evidence that they were likely to overturn established higher education practice or sweep away existing institutions, as predicted by their more excited advocates. On the other hand the advent of high quality online courses and resources, available easily to anyone, free and world-wide, is clearly significant”

Andrew GreenApril 2014

Open & Online: Recommendations

• Widening access to higher education to those with low participation backgrounds

• Developing skills for the workplace and the Welsh economy• Developing Welsh language skills for employment

• Reviewing institutional policies, monitoring developments and exploiting opportunities

• Strengthening institutional reputation and brand

• Improving the skills of higher education staff • Licensing and sharing open educational resources

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/reports/report-of-the-online-digital-learning-group/?lang=en

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References

All the references in this presentation may be found here:

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http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/wales

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