Presentation MOOCs - from hype to opportunity. Estonian Information Technology Foundation for Education conference, Turning point in education, 9-11 April 2014.

1. How open is a MOOC?
- from hype to opportunity
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2. Alastair Creelman
alastair.creelman@lnu.se
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Blogs on IT and learning
Corridor of Uncertainty (English)
Flexspan (Swedish)
Twitter: @alacre

3. Flop of 2013 – MOOCs?
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Extremely low completion rates
Mostly graduates
Content-based pedagogy
Not reaching new learners

5. MOOCs - not a tsunami …
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7. 50 shades of openness
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Copyright Public domainCreativeCommons

8. Content-based
Process-based
Copyright Open (OER)
MOOC compass
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cMOOCs – learning networks

10. xMOOC
• Traditional e-learning
• Linear structure
• Lecture, quiz, test
• Automated
• Peer assessment
• Demands digital
literacy, study skills
• Mostly copyright
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11. • Coursera – USA, 108 universities
• edX – USA, 29 universities
• Udacity - USA
• FutureLearn – UK, 27 universities
• iVersity – Germany
• OpenupEd – EU, 12 partners
• Open2Study – Australia, 7 universities
• Miríada – Spain, 28 universities
• … and many more, see www.mooc.ca
MOOCs – a global movement
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12. Why study a
MOOC?
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13. Course
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MOOC
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S Downes – Like reading a newspaper
(21 March 2014)

14. Business
model?
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15. MOOC business models
• Marketing & recruitment
• Validation and examination
• Coursera “signature track”
• Franchising – MOOC as course
material
• Headhunting
• Corporate training
• You’ve seen the movie …
now do the MOOC!
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16. The new oil …
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17. Not all open learning is a MOOC ..
• Peer2Peer University
• OER university
• Udemy
• OpenStudy
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18. Layered model for education
Educational resources (shades of openness)
Courses, MOOCs, self-study
Tutoring, feedback, guidance
Validation, examination
Free
Free/pay
Pay/free
Pay
University/college Other actors
Advanced
search
Quality
criteria

19. MOOC quality – in the eye of the beholder?
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20. MOOC quality
• Know why you’re offering a MOOC
• Transparency
• Expectation management
• Scaffolding
• Opt in rather than opt out
• Short and sweet
• Flexibility
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21. Quality framework for MOOCs in Europe
• Openness to learners
• Digital openness
• Learner-centred approach
• Independent learning
• Media-supported interaction
• Recognition options
• Quality focus
• Spectrum of diversity

23. 12 MOOC dimensions
• Openness
• Scale
• Multimedia
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Learning
pathway
Ref: MOOCs as disruptive technologies: strategies for enhancing the learner experience and quality of
MOOCs, Conole G 2013
• Quality
assurance
• Reflection
• Certification
• Formal
learning
• Autonomy
• Diversity
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24. Opportunities …
Model for
collaborative
learning
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Taste of higher
education
National open
courses
Lifelong learning
Commercial
models
Hybrid models

25. Learning
- anywhere
- any time
… if you
know how
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26. My digital footprints ...
Blogs about net learning
• Corridor of Uncertainty (English)
• Flexspan (Swedish)
• Corridor of Learning (what I’m
reading)
• Flexflow (magazine with news from
my network)
Twitter (links to articles and news)
http://twitter.com/alacre
My bookmarks
http://www.diigo.com/user/alacre
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