how good a MOOC is based on a certain criteria

1. IVIWE NDZIMANDE
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MOOC: Introduction to Global
Hospitality Management

2. WHAT IS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT?

3. 1. Use of multimedia
 Their videos have maximum quality and they are
not too large enabling their users to download them
if they need.
 Each video is there to explain the topic in depth-it
comes with subtitles, users can either read, listen or
both.
 Audio files are there to help with the course
objectives because they go into detail.

4. 2. Web design
 It has a consistent layout and orients
users throughout the site
 The font is just the right size and
readable, the page does not have too
many graphite, it is clear throughout
the whole site

5. 3. Communication
 Assessment goals are clearly communicated to the users.
 They send out emails every week to make sure that
student evaluation and assessment is communicated
clearly.

6. How does this MOOC assist me in my
teaching?
• Knowledge Demonstration- this MOOC has a variety of assessments, namely a quiz, assignments,
discussions, and opinion blocks (people can read other people’s opinions). Therefore, it allows learners
to demonstrate their knowledge in more than one way.
• As a teacher I am able to learn more things from other people, get concepts in more than one
definition and I can also explains concepts to my learners in more ways because as people we
don’t understand the same way.
• Learner Support and Resources- in this MOOC I also learned how to support my learners,
for example provide more than one source, use not only academic resources but technical
resources too, and provide them with links for references.

7. REFERENCES
1. edX-Cornell University. (2015) Introduction to Global Hospitality Management. [online] Available from-
https://courses.edx.org/courses/CornellX/HOSP.101x/1T2015/info [Accessed: 8 May 2015]
2. edX-Cornell University. (2015) Strategic Hospitality Management and Innovation. [online] Available from-
https://courses.edx.org/courses/CornellX/HOSP.101x/1T2015/courseware/07151af120ab45daa6e98cbfda8
8b658/938c7b7400724bf6b578b69c8b487c50/ [Accessed: 7 May 2015]
3. University of Illions. (2006) A tool to assist in the design,
redesign, and/or evaluation of online courses. [Manuscript] QOCI Rubrics. Illions Online Network.