MOOCs for Teenagers
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MOOCs for Teenagers
- 1. MOOCs for Teenagers Brian Mulligan BE MED Centre for Online Learning Institute of Technology Sligo
- 2. What’s a MOOC • Massive Open Online Course • 1000’s of participants • Between specified dates • xMOOC – Short videos – Third party materials – Quizzes – Peer graded assignments
- 3. Why bother? • Reputation • Reusable learning materials –Cut costs –Competency Based Education • Enhanced Learning –Flipped classroom –Research evidence
- 4. Cost to Produce • Coursera $30k - $60k • Can be produced for much less: –Free platforms –Low cost recording tools –Open Education Resources • LoCoMoTion Project –How to build low-cost MOOCs –IT Sligo, Technical U. of Delft, U. of Girona, Fachhochschule Bielefeld, U. of Leicester
- 5. MOOCs for Teenagers • Hobbies (eg. Nutrition and Fitness for athletes) • Transition Year (eg. Computer Programming) • Minority subjects (Economics, Applied Maths) • Augment classes (revision etc.) • “Flipped classroom” (specified by teachers) • New Junior Cert Cycle • College readiness (e.g. Study skills) • Careers • “Advanced Placement” – College courses
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- This is our objective. We are streaking ahead of other institutions in the country, particularly the Universities who do not seem to be interested.