This document discusses different types of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and considerations for open education. It distinguishes between cMOOCs, which focus on connectivism and networking, and xMOOCs, which rely on multiple choice assessments. While new MOOCs allow open enrollment, they do not openly license course content by default. The document advocates for open licensing to enhance value. It also addresses challenges like developing open content, tracking participation, and serving diverse demographics. Factors like costs, benefits, incentives, and faculty participation in open courses are examined.

1. Karen Vignare, Director, MSUglobal
Michigan State University
Open Education: When is a
MOOC Open?
battleship. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

2. What is a MOOC?
 Massively Open Online Course
 David Cormier,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc
 George Siemens- “the elements are the
internet”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfipxhT_Co
 Sir John Daniel’s paper, “Making Sense of
MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth,
Paradox and Possibility”
cMOOC and xMOOC

3. The New MOOCs
The new cohort of MOOCs are distinct from the
original MOOCs in that they are “open,” thus far,
in only one respect: they are open enrollment.
The new MOOCs have not yet openly licensed
their courses. As MOOCs continue to develop
course content and experiment with various
business models, we think it’s crucial that they
consider adopting open licenses as a default on
their digital education offerings. In general, the
value proposition can be enhanced for the new
MOOCs and their users if the MOOCs openly
license their courses.
http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/34852

4. Do these new types of open courses
represent the latest in online learning
or a new way of marketing?

5. The Truly Open Design
 cMOOC
 Transfer of information
 Networking
 Connectivism in practice
 Marketing people, institutions,
networks

6. The For-Profit Design
 xMOOC
 Transfer of information
 Reliance on multiple choice
 Low or no-cost
 Monetizing the courses

7. Learning Design
Open & Negotiated Learning :
Changing the expert to novice
paradigm
Constructivist
Part of Lifelong Learning
Open Educational Resources
http://michaelseangallagher.org/2012/05/02/mooc-learning-design-
what-does-participatory-design-look-like-in-open-learning/

8. Open Negotiated And
Participatory

9. More Learning Design
 Networked
 Open to all experts and
collaborators
 Open educator invites others to
participate, comment, and lead
 Students are presented with more
experts
 Students network with peers

10. Can education serve multiple
demographics with one open
course?
 Who?
 What?
 Why?

11. Student Participation
Register and attend at student’s
convenience
Certificate (Non-credit)
Credit
These affect whether course is free
Incentives for Students

12. Challenges of Open Ed
 knowledge should be free and open for use and
re-use;
 collaboration should be easier, not harder;
 people should get credit and kudos for
contributing to research and education;
 concepts and ideas are linked in unusual and
surprising ways and not the simple linear forms
that textbooks present.
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cMOOCs
 Bottom-line what do people learn, how is it
acknowledged?
Source Utpal M. Dholakia, W. Joseph King, and Richard Baraniuk, What

13.  Instructor time for development
 Making content open
 Too much information to convey in webcasts
 Need more interaction in webcasts
 Tracking of webcast participation
 Development of credit option
 Need better discussion forum tool
 Better communication/email tool

14. What are the costs and benefits of
such a course?
 What value does massive bring?
 What costs or risks?

15. Faculty participation-benefit
 Open Educator
 Able to network with others
 Star Power
 Massive number of students attend

16. Why would you offer an Open
Course?

17. UIS Answer
 The doing
 The learning
 The experience
 The edge

18. MSU Answer
 MSUglobal tagline: Revenue, Research & Reputation
 Revenue
 Research
 Reputation

19. Questions??
 Karen Vignare
 vignare@msu.edu
 585.419-6852

20. Resources
 Educause 7 Things You Should Know About
MOOCs
 Sonic Foundry Practical Response Massive Open
Online Courses
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/webcast/practical-
response-massive-open-online-courses-
moocs?fullscreen=1
 iBerry Mooc Resource Page
 Confessions of a Community College Dean
MOOCs from here by Dean Dad
 Curt Bonk on EDUMOOC

21. Resources continued
 George Siemens , TEDxNYED, 3/6/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BH-
uLO6ovI&feature=related