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USAID: Open University and MOOCs for employability
The document discusses the role of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in enhancing employability and workforce development, highlighting the Open University's offerings and reach. It emphasizes the importance of partnership, adaptability, and recognition of learning in maximizing the impact of MOOCs. The text presents statistics on participant engagement and suggests approaches for effective MOOC implementation in various contexts.
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USAID: Open University and MOOCs for employability
- 1. MOOCs with IMPACTfor Employability USAID Global Education Summit 2015 Andrew Law, Director Open Media Unit andrew.law@open.ac.uk , @andrewjlaw
- 2. ● UK’s largestuniversity, 180,000 students registered students. ● 374 undergraduate qualifications, 159 postgraduate qualifications ● 77% have no previous HE qualifications at entry ● 75% of our students work full or part-time during their studies ● 80% of the top UK companies have sponsored staff on OU courses ● Lowest fees in UK, online and …we offer free services 2 What is The Open University, UK?
- 3. 3 OU and OER/freecourses? • OU Introduction to • Higher Education • Work and study skills • 5m visitors pa (40m total) • 1000 OER courses • Free certificates & digital badges • Offline/downloads possible
- 4. 4 OU and MOOCs? •70 leading worldwide HEIs • 2.5m visitors since launch • ~200 courses • Highly social experience • Certificates/exams for fee
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- 7. 7 English in Action Africa Onlinecontent also (mostly used) as off-line and print. Transforming teaching quality in elementary and secondary schools. 740k teachers to present Bangladesh Online, radio and print/offline mobile materials. Technology enhanced teacher education. 51k teachers 7 million learners by 2017 TESSA TESS India Improve the classroom experience India Online content also (mostly used) as off-line and print. Transforming teaching quality in elementary and secondary schools. 800k teachers by 2016 Free learning for workforce development? Massive, Open, Online Courses – aim to have ‘IMPACT’
- 8. 8 MOOCs for workforcedevelopment? • The MOOC also saw over 3,000 enrolments from 140 countries. • 99% of course completers said the MOOC improved their teaching • 11% completed on average but 83% of ‘nominated’ participants completed the MOOC • Great .. But this is not the only way of reaching with IMPACT.
- 9. 9 MOOCs that reallyIMPACT? Informed (via data, surveys, local partner liaison, questioning platform owners) use of: Medium Does it allow for ‘graceful degradation’ offline , SIM/mobile flash card and print, resist techno-romanticism? Even if it is usable (accessible) can it be discovered/are people aware? Partnership Is there local collaboration in defining learning needs, content origination/adaptation and defining/delivering support process? Adaptability Have you allowed for OER/Creative Commons to allow adaptation. If possible can the systems be open as well? Certification Can you recognise learning? Even ‘soft certification’ (can be free – e.g. Mozilla badges) leads to confidence/ motivation. Can you get employer/sector recognition? Teaching/Learning Are there solutions for supporting learners (peer support, peer assessment, community volunteer guides, alumni, employment sector agencies/stakeholders)?
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- #2 Martha thank you – and sorry to stand here between you and your lunch – but I’ll try to be quick Today celebrating student success in qualifying with the OU – amazing effort they have put into their achievement with the support of the OU. But the hundreds we celebrate with today (and thousands over the next few weeks in cities around the country) – are just part of the OU’s support.
- #3 Lovely picture of our campus there UK’s largest university Over 180,000 students Almost 6,000 lecturers