Ted O'Neill's presentation discusses MOOCs and their context for educators. It explores what MOOCs are by examining their key characteristics like being massive, open, online and courses. It analyzes different types of MOOCs like xMOOCs focused on content delivery and cMOOCs based on connectivist principles. The presentation also considers challenges MOOCs face and their suitability for different learner groups. It concludes by suggesting educators consider their options carefully when institutions ask them to run MOOCs and look for future developments in the field.

1. Putting MOOCs in
Context for Educators
IAFOR Asian Conference on Technology
in the Classroom 28 April 2013
Ted O’Neill
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
<http://eltted.com/presentations/in-2013/iafor-actc-2013>
@gotanda
This work by Ted O’Neill @gotanda is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

2. Learning is messy. --Super Marjo
Inquiry is the goal. Learning is
constructed and not absolute.
--Carol Inugai Dixon in discussion with
Madoka Kawano about IB.
Independent inquiry “wherever
[learners] feel comfortable”
--Issa Danjung Ying about peer teaching
model.

4. What does MOOC
mean?

5. Typical MOOC dropout
Image CC Steve Jurvetson

6. How can we define
MOOCs?

8. How large is Massive?

10. In what senses are
MOOCs open?

12. Image CC Flickr user
jacki-dee

13. What do we really
mean by Online?

14. Image cc-by Krzysztof Poltorak

15. What makes up a
“Course”?

16. Image CC OLDS MOOC JISC http://www.olds.ac.uk/

17. Course- verb
1 [ intrans. ] (of liquid) move without
obstruction; flow : tears were coursing down her cheeks
| figurative exultation coursed through him.
2 [ trans. ] pursue (game, esp. hares) with
greyhounds using sight rather than scent : many
of the hares coursed escaped unharmed | [ intrans. ]
she would course for hares with her greyhounds.

18. Where did MOOCs
come from?
And, why now?

19. Plato
Great Lectures
Open University
Open Courseware & OER
For profit online
universities
iTunes U
Khan Academy

20. No es una crisis, es una estafa!
Barcelona, March 2013
It’s not a crisis, it’s a scam!

22. What is a cMOOC?

23. Only connect
Image CC Steve Jurvetson
Image Twitter Conversations Visualized Martin Hawksey http://octel.alt.ac.uk/course-discussions/twitter-conversation-visualised/

24. What is an xMOOC?

26. What are some of the
problems with
MOOCs?

27. What about cMOOCs
rooted in connectivism?

28. Connectivism also addresses the challenges that
many corporations face in knowledge
management activities. Knowledge that resides
in a database needs to be connected with the right
people in the right context in order to be classified
as learning. Behaviorism, cognitivism, and
constructivism do not attempt to address the
challenges of organizational knowledge
and transference.
Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age December 12, 2004 George Siemens
http://eltted.com/2013/02/11/siemens-connectivism-and-faith-in-management/

30. What problems do
both c and
xMOOCs share?

31. What about xMOOCs
in particular?

32. What about
assessment?

33. From What are the BIG QUESTIONS
in TEL?
Diana Laurillard London Knowledge
Lab Institute of Education http://
octel.alt.ac.uk/course-materials/

34. But really, who cares
about assessment?

35. Who are MOOCs
good for?

36. Who are MOOCs
bad for?

37. Won’t MOOCs reduce
the cost of higher
education?

39. What about
psMOOCs?

40. “You may not take any Online Course
offered by Coursera or use any Statement
of Accomplishment as part of any tuitionbased or for-credit certification or
program for any college, university, or
other academic institution without the
express written permission from
Coursera”
--Coursera Terms of Use

41. So, what can we say
about MOOCs?

42. Where are the
success stories?

43. OLDS MOOC JISC

45. What do these have in
common?

46. What should you do if
(when) your institution
asks you to run a
MOOC?

47. What if you want to
organize a MOOC?

48. Martin Hawksey @mhawksey
http://mashe.hawksey.info/
(M)OOC in a Box: Turning WordPress
into an Open Course Reader #ocTEL
#ocTEL– proudly powered by …

49. What developments
should we look for?

50. Should you try it?

51. Where can I
find out more?

52. mooc.ca
Mooc.ca is provided by Stephen Downes and George Siemens as a place to host
MOOC news and information.
moocnewsandreviews.com
... an online publication devoted to thoughtful critique of individual MOOC courses
and to discussion of the evolving MOOC landscape...independent and usercentric ... and tell readers, “What will I experience in this course and how will it
impact my life?”
openculture.com/free_certificate_courses
300 MOOCs offered by leading universities with certificates or completion
statements
connectivistmoocs.org
Sit down with a friend or colleague and seek. Then, go explore together.
... just search
Sit down with a friend or colleague and seek. Then, go explore together.

53. How can we continue
this discussion?

54. Annotated Reading List:
Visit the Diigo group at <https://groups.diigo.com/group/iafor-actc-mooc>
Diigo Bookmarklets and apps for full access at <https://www.diigo.com/tools>
Jump in ALT-ocTEL MOOC <http://octel.alt.ac.uk/>

55. Thank you
IAFOR Asian Conference on Technology
in the Classroom 28 April 2013
Ted O’Neill
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
<http://eltted.com/presentations/in-2013/iafor-actc-2013>
@gotanda
This work by Ted O’Neill @gotanda is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License