This document discusses challenges and opportunities presented by MOOCs (massive open online courses). It defines key aspects of MOOCs such as their massive, open, online nature and lack of fees or prerequisites. It outlines different types of MOOCs and major MOOC providers. Completion rates for MOOCs are typically low, at 10-15%. The document explores ways universities can respond to MOOCs through collaboration, developing courses relevant to communities, and offering partial credit towards degrees.

1. Experiences with MOOCs:
Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Rees
Faculty of Business
http://michaelrees.tel
Talk resources at http://talks.michaeljrees.com

2. MOOC Context
Massive
• As many as 160,000 students across
the world
Open
• Any person of any age, free
Online
• 24/7 Internet access
Courses
• High-profile, professional presenters
from high-profile institutions
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3. In 2008 Dave Cormier created the term MOOC
His vision:
Although it may share in some of the
conventions of an ordinary course, such as a
predefined timeline and weekly topics for
consideration, a MOOC generally carries no
fees, no prerequisites other than Internet access
and interest, no predefined expectations for
participation, and no formal accreditation.
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4. MOOC Types
cMOOC, 2008 xMOOC, 2011
• Creation, creativity • Short videos
• Autonomy • Auto assessed
• Social networked quizzes
learning • Longer tests
• Knowledge • Knowledge
generation duplication
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5. Headlines
College Is Dead. Long Live College! Oct 2012
The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years Nov 2012
Online learning: Campus 2.0 Mar 2013
ANU vice- ANU joins
chancellor MOOCs rush Melbourne Uni signs on to Coursera
issues with with others expected to follow Sep
MOOCs warning edX partnership 2012
Sep 2012 Feb 2013
An Avalanche
UQ joins MOOCs movement Sep 2012 is Coming
Mar 2013
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6. MOOC providers
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8. Horizon Report 2013 for Higher Ed
Time-to-Adoption: 1 year or less
• MOOCs
• Tablet Computing
Time-to-Adoption: 2 to 3 years
• Big Data and Learning Analytics
• Game-based Learning
Time-to-Adoption: 4 to 5 years
• 3D printing
• Wearable technology
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9. Top 12 in Australian Higher Ed
Source: The Australian
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10. MOOC Features
Heavy reliance on many, short videos
Several online quizzes per unit, 1 per video at least
Weekly activities, exercises, blog posts
Peer mentoring via forums, Facebook, Twitter, Google+
Google Hangouts, Blackboard Collaborate for live tutes
Office hours videos for direct feedback
Statement, certificate of completion
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11. MOOCs Rising
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14. MOOC Completion Rates
http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html
4 March 2013
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15. Up skill on TPACK
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16. Udacity CS253 Web Apps Engineering
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17. Interactive coding for assessment
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18. Homework
http://mrees-udacity-blog.appspot.com/
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19. Coursera CS101
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20. Google MOOC
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21. Humanities MOOC
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22. Unfinished MOOCs
Coursera
• Web intelligence and big data
• Drugs and the brain
• Fundamentals of online education
• E-learning and digital cultures
Udacity
• Introduction to Statistics
• HTML5 game development
xMOOC
• Educational technology & media
Open University UK
• H817 Open education
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23. How to react?
collaboration between elite institutions both for brand positioning
and shared development
targeted development of MOOCs that relate directly to
community needs
partial credit towards residential education
pedagogical awareness to encourage enrolment within feeder
schools
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24. Millidegrees
1 millidegree ≈ 1 contact hour
1 subject ≈ 42 millidegrees
From own experience:
MOOC ≈ 15-35 millidegrees
So, 40-50 MOOCs equate to one degree!
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25. Open Badges
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26. Mozilla
Open
Badge
Project
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27. MOOC Platforms
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28. MOOC Business Model
Jim Barber, VC UNE, Feb 2013
To survive in a world of OOCs, Australian universities
will need to innovate and take risks. On present
indications, the future may well belong to freemium
universities - a businesss model where they give
away their courseware and only charge students for
supplementary support services.
 Accredited exams
 Moderated
discussion groups
 Tutorial assistance
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29. MOOC Outlook
Industry Business Case
Acceptance • Can MOOCs be
• Lists of acceptable sustainable?
MOOCs • How much would
• In parallel with you pay?
degrees?
Effective
Learning
• Allow up skilling and
career change
• Rely on self-
discipline
• ID assurance
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30. Economic imperative
From: The Avalanche is Coming
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31. Final thought
Think 4-minute
lectures!
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32. Reference links
http://go.mrees.com/bondmoocrefs
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