Presentation regarding MOOCs and its implementations in LIS education.

1. Mrunalini Dhondiram Gadad
Librarian,
Christ College - Pune
Title
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Fo
ibrary and Information Science Education

2. OOC Stands For
M - Massive
O - Open
O - Online
C – Courses
erm MOOC was coined by Dave Cormier (University of Prince E
land In 2008 University of Manitoba first time delivered Massive
nline Courses (MOOCs).

3. A massive open online course (MOOC ) is an online course aime
t unlimited participation and open access via the Web In addition
raditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings,
nd problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive courses with
ser forums or social media discussions to support community
nteractions among students, professors, and teaching assistants , a
well as immediate feedback to quick quizzes and assignments.
MOOCs are a widely researched development in distance educatio
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4. MOOC Providers (Few Examples)
Provider Type
Headquart
er Establishment year
Khan Academy Non-profit USA 2006
Lynda.com Commercial USA 1995
NPTEL Non-profit India 2015
Open Classrooms Commercial France 2007
Open HPI N/A Germany 2012
Open Learning Commercial Australia 2012
Open2Study Commercial Australia 2013
Peer to Peer University Non-profit USA 2009
POLHN Non-profit
Western
Pacific
Region 2005
Shaw Academy Commercial Ireland 2013
Stanford Online Non-profit USA 2006
SWAYAM Non-profit India 2015
Udacity Commercial USA 2012
Udemy Commercial USA 2010
WizIQ Commercial India/USA 2007

5. Characteristics of MOOCs:-
Openness – Everyone, anytime, form anywhere and n number of
people can join.
Online Delivery of content- with the help of Internet and with the
help of audio visual and multimedia.
Online Evaluation and Assessment
Videos of Course content
Evaluation Through Quizzes and Assessment
Discussion Forum For Doubts Clearance

6. d of MOOCs in Library and Information Scien
MOOC for the betterment of academic fraternity and ther
need to upgrading the skills.
Through MOOCs platform, LIS professionals and student
can play the roles of learner, connector, and collaborator i
elf-directed yet social learning experience.(Bansod, 201

7. Benefits of MOOCS:-
Gaining expert learning for the field.
Efficacy of online learning
Downloadable course content/ Material
Diversity in teaching- learning.
Assessment helps to enhance learning.
Helps to increase focus and attention.
Peer assistance, out of band learning
Enhance the education and research in LIS

8. eas of Application of MOOCs in LIS Profession
Theory of Library and Information Science
CT Applications for Libraries
Practices in LIS
Continuing of Education
English Communication/General Learning
Students Centric Learning
Helps in Training and Motivation
Best Tool for Board of Studies