MOOC test design

1. MOOC TEST
DESIGN
GDIT 711
Emtinan Alqurashi
Elif Gokbel
Vanessa Steiner

2. Design and Development of Educational
Technology, MIT
“This course explores educational technologies, outlines
the theories that influenced their development, and
examines their use.”
Our MOOC

3. - topic
- length of course
- structure
Why We Chose Our MOOC. . .

4. 1) Reading Materials
1) Videos
1) Goal-Oriented
Three Issues

5. Reading
Materials

6. Reading
Materials

7. Concerns:
- Out-dated materials
- Length of readings
- Relevance of readings?
Reading Materials - Issues

8. Solutions:
1) Suggest the learners find their own articles
which are relevant to the weekly topic and
share them with the MOOC
Reading Materials - Solutions

9. 2) Simply update the reading material to
articles which have been written within the
last five years
Reading Materials - Solutions

10. 3) Reducing the number of the reading
materials and providing a follow-up activity
after reading to help students analyze
concepts for a deeper understanding
Reading Materials - Solutions

11. How do you feel about these possible
solutions? Do you think they would be
beneficial as a learner or do you have other
suggestions? Please explain
Reading Materials - Thoughts

12. Videos
Some examples from week3

13. Concerns:
- the number of videos
- rigid consistency of the videos
Videos - Issues

14. 1) In place of a video, have a hands-on
activity so the learner can be an active
participant of the class
Videos - Solutions

15. 2) In place of some of the videos - have the
learner search for their own video
Videos - Solutions

16. 3) Make the videos optional while providing
the same information in another format such
as word, powerpoint, etc.
Videos - Solutions

17. 4) Edit the educational video’s to make them
shorter while focusing on the important
concepts
Videos - Solutions

18. Please share your thoughts regarding our
concerns and solutions about the videos in
our MOOC
Videos - Thoughts

19. Goal-Oriented Examples from Week3 & Week2

20. - No specific goal to follow for certain
activities
- The MOOC is very specific in some
activities, and others no goals
Goal-Oriented - Issues

21. 1) For the Activities include goals the learner
should be working towards or a small task
they can complete on their own. The
learner can then explore after they have
completed the simple task. This will keep
them focused on the weekly topic while
broadening their thinking.
Goal-Oriented - Solutions

22. 2) Instead of always having the same
specific instructions for certain parts of the
week, mix it up more allowing the students
more freedom in some areas while being
more structured in other areas.
Goal-Oriented - Solutions

23. 3) Using their checklist as an example, they
could include a checklist for the activities,
readings, and/or videos to keep the learner
on task. This could help highlight the main
points of the weekly lesson.
Goal-Oriented - Solutions

24. How do you feel about these solutions to the
concerns on specific goals for our MOOC?
Goal-Oriented - Thoughts

25. Thank you!