1. MOOC as Connectivist Environment
Betty Hurley-Dasgupta
Carol Yeager
Catherine A. Bliss (U. of Vermont)

2. Presenters
Betty Hurley-Dasgupta
and Carol Yeager
CatherineA. Bliss

3. Reference Page
http://tinyurl.com/moocit

4. What is a MOOC ?
(massive open online course)

5. Our first MOOC Fall 2011
( http://cdlprojects.com/ )

6. gRSShopper
open source by Stephen Downes
(grsshopper.downes.ca/about.htm )

7. Visualization by participant of how
cMOOC works

8. http://youtu.be/K_dIXNGVZnk.

9. Types of Posts: Facebook, Twitter, Blogs

10. CMC11 participant closing comments

14. (http://math.cdlprojects.com/ )

15. Join us with our upcoming math
MOOC

16. Questions
• What challenges do MOOCs present for assessing
learning gained through engaging with the
MOOC, including other MOOC participants?
• Is the MOOC an accessible learning environment
for all learners?
• What are essential elements of a MOOC? Is size
(over 100) sufficient for it to be a MOOC?
• Is a MOOC really a course?

17. Some References
• Research article on MOOCs:
• http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/104
1/2025
• Dave Cormier on MOOCs:
• http://davecormier.com/edblog/2012/07/31/20-
questions-and-answers-about-moocs/
• George Siemens on MOOCs (video):
• http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/george-siemens-on-
massive-open-online-courses/2011/05/14
• Stephen Downes on MOOCs (video):
• http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/xmooc-the-massive-
open-online-course-in-theory-and-in-practice