The document outlines the design and delivery process of a MOOC involving lectures and videos, highlighting student engagement, project management, and technical challenges. Feedback from three course runs indicates varied learner engagement and participation statistics, with specific percentages of registered and full learners. It also notes the importance of user interface and course layout in creating an appealing learning environment.

1. Designing and Delivering a MOOC
– Videos, Learning Activities & Participation
Niall Watts, UCD IT Services
Dr. Niamh Moore Cherry, UCD School of Geography
Trish Mountjoy, UCD IT Services
EdTech 2017, IT Sligo

2. Planetary Urbanisation
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3. Developing a MOOC? Design Issues
Design for Student Engagement
– Lectures  Videos & Activities
– Chunks
– Editing & Revising
– User interface
– Moderation

4. Developing a MOOC? Issues
Time & Money
– Project Management
– Copyright
– Video Production
– 3 Runs
Team
– 5 Academic
– 3 Technical

5. Run 1 - UCD Geography (Year 1) Feedback
I preferred lectures as
there is a routine with
them. I found it hard to
keep up with my work
when using FL.
Good lay out of the course,
engaging and attractive, a
genuinely good source of
learning when compared to
other on-line platforms.

6. Participation Statistics – Social Learning
Run 1 – UCD (mostly)
Run 2 – U21 & UCD
Run 3 – Open (in progress)
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 FL Avg.
Registered (#) 474 88 867
Learners (#) 423 54 574
Full Learners (%) 60% 30% N/A 21%
Social Learners (%) 33% 17% 20% 38%
Comments (#) 787 106 1,297