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Dr Jo-Anne Murray Director of Postgraduate (Taught) and E-learningRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesUniversity of Edinburgh

Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs)

Massive:Thousands of participants

MOOCs

Open:Anyone can join

MOOCs

Online:Coursera VLE

MOOCs

Courses:Variable duration Usually 5 to 10 weeks

MOOCs

MOOCs

Based on: Building Connections;

Collaborations;

Sharing Resources

Little/no

tutor input

MOOCs

Designed for flexibility- Time- Location- Completion- Entry requirements- Assessment- Subject choice

Edinburgh MOOCs

Over 309,000 registrations

Most courses ran

5 weeks

Over 123,000 accessed

course sites

Equine Nutrition MOOC

Over 24,000registrations




3 teaching assistants



Over 98,000 quiz submissions

Assessment- Weekly quizzes (10 questions)- Final quiz (50 questions)


Course activity- 19,000 active students (76 %)- 5,600 active until the end (30 % completion rate)

Surveyed participants on:- Demographics- Overall MOOC experience- Engagement with the course- Suitability of the learning materials- Interactions on the course


Demographics- Over 4,000 responses- 92 % had not taken a MOOC before

Majority aged between

25 and 54

40 % UK

25 % USA

8 % Canada

5 % Australia

12 % other

49 % had a degree

level qualification


92 % rated course as

excellent or very good


Engagement with the course


Suitability of the learning materials


Interactions on the course


Interactivity

Tutor experiences:Expectation of tutor supportTime consumingDifficult to step backDifferent type of students

Fun

honestly!


Benefits- Well received- Raised profile of PG courses- Widened participation- Knowledge dissemination- Research

Lessons learned- Set expectations at start - Keep materials concise- Short video lectures- Step back from discussions boards- State etiquette on boards at start

Conclusion:• Participants rated course ↑• Videos/quizzes accessed weekly/most weeks• Discussions forums used less frequently• Interactions rated ↓ than learning materials

MOOCs

Thank you

for listening

Edinburgh MOOCs

Health & Medicine

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