This document discusses the online education landscape and popular eLearning technologies. It provides an overview of leading online education countries and different course modalities. Popular learning management systems (LMS) and tools for content creation, collaboration, and learning analytics are described. MOOC providers and models are also reviewed, including options for credentialing on Coursera and Udacity. Benefits and opportunities of online education are noted, along with associated costs and challenges.

1. The Online Education
Landscape
Kelvin Bentley

2. My Background
 Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of
Delaware
 Taught first online courses in 2001
 Served as a director and dean of online learning
initiatives for 2- and 4-year private and public
institutions
 Currently serve as vice president of Acatar, LLC, a new
ed tech start-up affiliated with Carnegie Mellon
University

3. Overview
 Online Education Landscape
 Popular eLearning Technologies

4. Leading Online Education
Countries
 United States
 India
 China
 Australia
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 United Kingdom
 South Africa

6. Course Modalities
Traditional
Web-
Enhanced
“Flipped
Classrooms”
Synchronous
Online
Asynchronous
Online
MOOCs

7. Sloan-C’s Definitions
From: Allen, I & Seman, J. (January 2013). Changing course: Ten years of
tracking online education in the United States

8. MOOC Landscape
Non-
Profit
edX
FutureLearn
NovoEd
For-Profit
Coursera
Udacity
Udemy
MOOC2Degree

9. MOOC Landscape
“Major Players in
the MOOC Universe”

10. MOOC Credentialing
Coursera
• Signature Track
Udacity
• SJSU Summer
Pilot
• $150/course;
Includes online
tutoring and
proctoring
• Courses include
Intro to
Psychology,
Programming,
College Algebra
MOOC2Degree
• MOOC course
offered for free
from one of
Academic
Partnerships’
partner schools

12. MOOCs

13. Competency-based Models
 Southern New Hampshire University
 College for America (CfA)
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Arizona State University
 Western Governors University

14. SNHU’s College for America

15. SNHU’s College for America

16. What are the benefits and opportunities
associated with online education? Costs
and challenges?

17. Benefits and Opportunities
Students
• 24/7 access to
content
• Schedule
flexibility
• Aligns with tech
usage (e.g.,
mobile phones,
tablets)
Faculty
• Diversified
engagement with
students
• Pedagogical
Research
• Tenure and
promotion
Institution
• No need for new
buildings
• Expand
institutional reach
to new markets
• Prestige with
other online ed
providers

18. Costs and Challenges
Students
• No equal access
technology among
students
• May lack discipline
• Misperception of
ease of course
Faculty
• Busy schedules
• Faculty
development and
support
• Courses require
time commitment
• Academic integrity
Institution
• Appropriate
strategic plan
• Staffing
• Tech investment
and maintenance
• Quality assurance

19. Popular eLearning Tools

20. Common LMS Options
LMS
Moodle
Sakai
Blackboard
Desire2Learn
Instructure

22. Common LMS Tools
 Content Folders and Pages
 Gradebook
 Quizzes and Exams
 Discussion Forums
 Chat

23. Content Creation Tools
 Local Software Options
 Jing, Camtasia Studio, Screenflow
 Enterprise Lecture Capture Options
 Example: Panopto, Echo360, Mediasite

24. Jing Example

25. Panopto Example

26. ASP-LUMS Panopto Example

27. “Serious Gaming”

28. Collaboration Tools
 File Sharing
 Google Docs
 Dropbox
 Discussion Forums
 LMS-based
 Non-LMS based
 Piazza
 Web Conferencing

29. Piazza

30. Web Conferencing Tools
“Free”
• Big Blue Button
• Skype
• Google
Hangouts
“Proprietary”
• WebEx
• Adobe Connect
• Blackboard
Collaborate

31. Student Orientation to Online Learning Session using Elluminate Live

32. Google Drive

33. Google Hangouts

34. Social Networking
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Google +
 Ning

36. Ning Example

37. ProctorU and Remote Proctor

38. Learning Analytics
 Definition
 “the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of
data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of
understanding and optimizing learning and the
environments in which it occurs.”
http://www.solaresearch.org/about

39. Learning Analytics
 Data Tracking
 Student
 Faculty
 Intervention Activities
 Automated Email Messages
 Director Contact by Advisor and Faculty
 Predictive Modeling
 Who tends to be at risk for dropping our courses?

40. Blackboard Example

41. Questions?

42. Contact Information
Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D.
kelvinwbentley@gmail.com
+1 412-254-6032