Presentation given at VIII Semana de Formação de Professores STHEM Brasil – Módulo 1, a virtual workshop run on 25 May 2021 by faculty from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK.

1. Rebecca Ferguson
The Open University, UK
May 2021
MOOCs and microcredentials

2. Massive scale
The Open University
175,000 students
PLUS
17,000,000 learners on OpenLearn last year
3,000,000 learners a year on YouTube
250 million viewers a year on tv

3. 2012: MOOCs

4. Poll
Question 1:
Have you heard of MOOCs before?
Pergunta 1:
Você já ouviu falar de MOOCs antes?

5. Poll
Question 2:
Have you studied a MOOC?
Pergunta 2:
Você estudou um MOOC?

6. Poll
Question 3:
Have you used a MOOC to support
your teaching?
Pergunta 3:
Você usou um MOOC para apoiar
seu ensino?

7. MOOC
providers

8. Coursera
https://pt.coursera.org/

9. MiríadaX
https://miriadax.net/pt/cursos

10. FutureLearn
https://www.futurelearn.com/

11. Learning
at scale

12. Learning at scale
Adrià Crehuet Cano
Worse with many learners
• sports coaching
• personal tutoring
The same
with many learners
• lecturing

13. Learning at scale
Vinícius Henrique Photography
Some
networks are
better with
many people.

14. Conversational learning
Helena Lopes
• Different perspectives
• Shared resources
• Shared experience
• Discussion
• Negotiation
• Agreement
• New knowledge
Por quê?
Como?

15. Conversational learning
in practice

16. Sharing resources
Pass knowledge to next generation
Study any time, anywhere
Complex path to learning
http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H880/

17. International reach

18. Ranking resources
1. Donate your accent
2. Dog Aging Project
3. Covid tracker
4. Sea Hero Quest
5. Trailblazer
6. Secrets of
Happiness
7. North East Bee Hunt
8. Great Kererū Count

19. MOOCs
in the classroom

20. Blending MOOCs: Italian
https://www.edx.org/course/italian-language-and-culture-advanced-2021-2022

21. Blending MOOCs: STEM
https://imoox.at/course/mechalltag
Everyday mechanics

22. Atividade
Explore o site da MiríadaX ou FutureLearn.
Existem cursos que podem apoiar a
aprendizagem de seus alunos?
Se sim, compartilhe na área de bate-papo e
mencione qual curso você ministra em qual
nível.
(10 minutos)
https://miriadax.net/pt/cursos
https://pt.coursera.org

23. Importance of
self regulation

24. Learning to learn
https://www.goodfreephotos.com

25. Self regulation
Annie Spratt on Unsplash

26. Self regulation
Muhammad Haikal Sjukri on Unsplash

27. Self regulation
Elena Kloppenburg on Unsplash

28. Microcredentials:
gateways to
new opportunities

29. European Pillar of Social Rights
Everyone has the right
to quality and inclusive
education, training and
life-long learning in
order to maintain and
acquire skills that
enable them to
participate fully in
society and manage
successfully transitions
in the labour market.

30. Microcredentials

31. Microcredentials

32. Microcredentials
https://www.futurelearn.com/programs

33. Summary
• MOOCs are a source of
knowledge and resources
• MOOCs can be blended with
classroom teaching
• Make learners aware of these
free courses
• Help learners with self regulation
• Microcredentials can be
a gateway to careers and
Higher Education
Alexander Tsang on Unsplash

34. Atividade
Como você pode usar o que
aprendeu aqui em seu
ensino?
Faça uma anotação e, se
você se sentir à vontade
para fazer isso, compartilhe
sua ideia no chat.

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