Abd Karim Alias
CDAE, Universiti Sains Malaysia
“Education is the
most powerful
weapon which
you can use to
change the world”.
~NELSON MANDELA

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
What are the Roles of Higher
Education?

Image	
  source:	
  h:p://office.microso?.com/en-­‐us/clipart/	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2012	
  
The Role of Higher Education

TO NURTURE THE
FUTURE NATION
BUILDERS

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
The Role of Higher Education

TO SEED CREATIVE &
INNOVATIVE MIND
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Image source: http://www.innovatrs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Innovation.jpg

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2012	
  
The Role of Higher Education

TO CREATE & EXPAND THE
FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE
Image	
  source:	
  h:p://office.microso?.com/en-­‐us/clipart/	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
The Role of Higher Education

TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE

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Image source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2012	
  
The Role of Higher Education

TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY
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Image source: http://store.augsburgfortress.org/media/images/productsh/ITEM001433h.jpg

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (Article 26.1), which states
that: “Everyone has the right to
education”

e source: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/temp/30208394.jpg

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

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BOYER’S 4
DOMAINS OF
SCHOLARSHIP

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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Access to education in any form is still a challenge in
too many parts of the world
Access to education in any form is still a challenge in
too many parts of the world
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Image source: http://bit.ly/Qzfowf

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2012	
  
Classroom as a
secret garden

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  

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STEP OUT

FROM THE BOUNDARY
OF THE CLASSROOM

http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/opendoor.jpg

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
license…open vs proprietary.

Steve	
  Wheeler,	
  University	
  of	
  Plymouth,	
  2011	
  

“Open” means…open source (code), free
resources, research that is publicly available on
the Web, free courses (free enrollment), open

h:p://www.flickr.com/photos/42232541@N04/4267059618/	
  
means…few barriers, anyone could be a
player, this challenges all providers of education
Image source: http://bit.ly/QzJpzh

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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New Culture of Learning

19	
  
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  
nes U	
  
iTu

20	
  
Just in case
Just in time
Just enough
Just for me

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Diagram credit: Duarte.com

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
…We learn best by acquiring
information that is relevant to us
in the moment, based on our
current context.

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

22	
  
People expect to work,
learn, socialize, and
play whenever and
wherever they want to.

Image	
  source:	
  h:p://bit.ly/RndSAv	
  

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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The world as a



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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  
A Global Classroom

25	
  
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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The TRAILBLAZERS...

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

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The TRAILBLAZERS...

Professor Thrun gave up his
tenured position at Stanford
to teach online courses at a
new start-up he’s founded
called Udacity.

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

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Welcome to the brave
new world of MOOCs

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
…is NOT about replacing the
traditional universities but it is about

WIDENING ACCESS TO
EDUCATION.

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

30	
  
STEP OUT

FROM THE BOUNDARY
OF THE CLASSROOM

http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/opendoor.jpg

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  
A Global Classroom

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  
OCW
MIT OCW
launched in 2001

From making resources
freely available…to

OER

UNESCO OER
Declaration 2012

…open massive
participatory learning
ecosystems

MOOCs
Small beginning
by George
Siemen in 2008

Diagram	
  template	
  credit	
  to:	
  Duarte.com	
  

FLI-0924-3DC-3N
France U Numerique

Others

Mooc providers

CourseSites
Miriada X
FutureLearn
iversity

Coursera

Open2Study

Canvas Networks
NovoEd
Udacity

EdX

Data	
  adopted	
  from	
  Dhawal	
  Shah,	
  MOOCs	
  in	
  2013:	
  Breaking	
  Down	
  the	
  Numbers	
  	
  

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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Mooc subjects

Social Sciences
Humanities

Engineering
Maths & Stats
Education

Health & Medicine

Comp. Science

Business & Management
Data	
  adopted	
  from	
  Dhawal	
  Shah,	
  MOOCs	
  in	
  2013:	
  Breaking	
  Down	
  the	
  Numbers	
  	
  

Science
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

35	
  
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

37	
  
Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2012	
  

39	
  
4
Revenue
models

Moocs challenges
Credentialing,
Accredidation

Course
Completion
Rate

Student
Authentication
3

Business Models

Make students
pay for
certificates of
completion

Allow institutions
to pay for
sponsored classes

Offer students
additional paid
resources

Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen
Courses	
  are	
  free	
  but	
  
proof	
  of	
  passing	
  would	
  
need	
  to	
  be	
  purchased	
  

Diagram	
  template	
  credit	
  to:	
  Duarte.com	
  

UniversiZes	
  can	
  pay	
  to	
  
have	
  MOOC	
  courses	
  
taught	
  on	
  their	
  
campuses	
  

Students	
  can	
  pay	
  for	
  
library	
  resources,	
  
tutoring,	
  textbook,	
  etc.	
  
Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen
h:p://stephenslighthouse.com/2013/09/20/19279/	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  
MOOCs – The 4C Model of Learning Behavior
Connect

Contribute

COLLECTIVE
KNOWLEDGE
Create

Diagram	
  template	
  credit	
  to:	
  Duarte.com	
  

Consume

FMD-1502-3DA-4N
…The value of MOOCs may not
be the MOOCs themselves, but
rather the plethora of new
innovations and added services
as a spin-off.

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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…Start small…

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

49	
  
– What do You Want to Learn Today?

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2011	
  

50	
  
– What do You Want to Learn Today?

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2013	
  

51	
  
MOOCs as game changer…catalysts
of major educational change.

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

52	
  
Download from http://bit.ly/1hb86RI 

Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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Abd	
  Karim	
  Alias@2014	
  

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MOOCs for breakfast anyone?

Abd Karim Alias@2014 55	
  

The Global Classroom—Reaching Out Global Learners

  • 1.
    Abd Karim Alias CDAE,Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • 2.
    “Education is the mostpowerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. ~NELSON MANDELA 2   Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 3.
    What are theRoles of Higher Education? Image  source:  h:p://office.microso?.com/en-­‐us/clipart/   3   Abd  Karim  Alias@2012  
  • 4.
    The Role ofHigher Education TO NURTURE THE FUTURE NATION BUILDERS 4   Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 5.
    The Role ofHigher Education TO SEED CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE MIND 5   Image source: http://www.innovatrs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Innovation.jpg Abd  Karim  Alias@2012  
  • 6.
    The Role ofHigher Education TO CREATE & EXPAND THE FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE Image  source:  h:p://office.microso?.com/en-­‐us/clipart/   6   Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 7.
    The Role ofHigher Education TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE 7   Image source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/ Abd  Karim  Alias@2012  
  • 8.
    The Role ofHigher Education TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY 8   Image source: http://store.augsburgfortress.org/media/images/productsh/ITEM001433h.jpg Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 9.
    The Universal Declarationof Human Rights (Article 26.1), which states that: “Everyone has the right to education” e source: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/temp/30208394.jpg Abd  Karim  Alias@2013   9  
  • 10.
    BOYER’S 4 DOMAINS OF SCHOLARSHIP Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   10  
  • 11.
    Access to educationin any form is still a challenge in too many parts of the world
  • 12.
    Access to educationin any form is still a challenge in too many parts of the world 12   Image source: http://bit.ly/Qzfowf Abd  Karim  Alias@2012  
  • 15.
    Classroom as a secretgarden Abd  Karim  Alias@2011   15  
  • 16.
    STEP OUT FROM THEBOUNDARY OF THE CLASSROOM http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/opendoor.jpg Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 17.
    license…open vs proprietary. Steve  Wheeler,  University  of  Plymouth,  2011   “Open” means…open source (code), free resources, research that is publicly available on the Web, free courses (free enrollment), open h:p://www.flickr.com/photos/42232541@N04/4267059618/  
  • 18.
    means…few barriers, anyonecould be a player, this challenges all providers of education Image source: http://bit.ly/QzJpzh Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   18  
  • 19.
    New Culture ofLearning 19   Abd  Karim  Alias@2011  
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Just in case Justin time Just enough Just for me 21   Diagram credit: Duarte.com Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 22.
    …We learn bestby acquiring information that is relevant to us in the moment, based on our current context. Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   22  
  • 23.
    People expect towork, learn, socialize, and play whenever and wherever they want to. Image  source:  h:p://bit.ly/RndSAv   Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   23  
  • 24.
    The world asa 24   Abd  Karim  Alias@2011  
  • 25.
    A Global Classroom 25   Abd  Karim  Alias@2011  
  • 26.
  • 27.
    The TRAILBLAZERS... Abd  Karim  Alias@2013   27  
  • 28.
    The TRAILBLAZERS... Professor Thrungave up his tenured position at Stanford to teach online courses at a new start-up he’s founded called Udacity. Abd  Karim  Alias@2013   28  
  • 29.
    Welcome to thebrave new world of MOOCs Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 30.
    …is NOT aboutreplacing the traditional universities but it is about WIDENING ACCESS TO EDUCATION. Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   30  
  • 31.
    STEP OUT FROM THEBOUNDARY OF THE CLASSROOM http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/opendoor.jpg Abd  Karim  Alias@2014  
  • 32.
    A Global Classroom 32   Abd  Karim  Alias@2011  
  • 33.
    OCW MIT OCW launched in2001 From making resources freely available…to OER UNESCO OER Declaration 2012 …open massive participatory learning ecosystems MOOCs Small beginning by George Siemen in 2008 Diagram  template  credit  to:  Duarte.com   FLI-0924-3DC-3N
  • 34.
    France U Numerique Others Moocproviders CourseSites Miriada X FutureLearn iversity Coursera Open2Study Canvas Networks NovoEd Udacity EdX Data  adopted  from  Dhawal  Shah,  MOOCs  in  2013:  Breaking  Down  the  Numbers     Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   34  
  • 35.
    Mooc subjects Social Sciences Humanities Engineering Maths& Stats Education Health & Medicine Comp. Science Business & Management Data  adopted  from  Dhawal  Shah,  MOOCs  in  2013:  Breaking  Down  the  Numbers     Science Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   35  
  • 36.
  • 37.
  • 39.
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  • 42.
    3 Business Models Make students payfor certificates of completion Allow institutions to pay for sponsored classes Offer students additional paid resources Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen Courses  are  free  but   proof  of  passing  would   need  to  be  purchased   Diagram  template  credit  to:  Duarte.com   UniversiZes  can  pay  to   have  MOOC  courses   taught  on  their   campuses   Students  can  pay  for   library  resources,   tutoring,  textbook,  etc.  
  • 43.
    Harvard Business Schoolprofessor Clayton M. Christensen
  • 44.
  • 45.
    MOOCs – The4C Model of Learning Behavior Connect Contribute COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE Create Diagram  template  credit  to:  Duarte.com   Consume FMD-1502-3DA-4N
  • 46.
    …The value ofMOOCs may not be the MOOCs themselves, but rather the plethora of new innovations and added services as a spin-off. Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   46  
  • 47.
    …Start small… Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   47  
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
    – What doYou Want to Learn Today? Abd  Karim  Alias@2011   50  
  • 51.
    – What doYou Want to Learn Today? Abd  Karim  Alias@2013   51  
  • 52.
    MOOCs as gamechanger…catalysts of major educational change. Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   52  
  • 53.
    Download from http://bit.ly/1hb86RI Abd  Karim  Alias@2014   53  
  • 54.
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    MOOCs for breakfastanyone? Abd Karim Alias@2014 55