anyone can build a mooc
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Anyone can build a MOOCFrom the moocs4all.eu team
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The cost of MOOCs
• Survey of 27 UK universities– €40,485 average
• What about small target audiences?– Specialised topics– Minority languages– Changing technologies
• Unsupported teachers– Talent and ideas
Why do universities spend so much on MOOCs?
• Quality of Learning?• Reputation?
Is the Coursera xMOOC pedagogy sophisticated?
Do people learn?
“I got exactly what I wanted from it and more….. a most enjoyable and educational course”
If an online course is good enough for 30 students,
is it good enough for 3000 students?
Are high production values required?
A simple online course
• 12 x Weekly 1-hour lectures• Additional readings and recordings• Weekly quizzes• Tuitor and Peer support via fora.• 2 or 3 assignments• Final examination• €6,000 to develop and deliver
48 x 10-minute recordings
optional
Peer-assessed
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• Collection and dissemination of low-cost methods– Started 1 Feb 2015
• Website and Community Forum• MOOC: “Making MOOCs on a Budget”–moocs4all.eu
LoCoMoTion Project
Course Approach
• Concepts / Principles• Selection of tools• Techniques– Practices– Use of Tools
• Quizzes • Assignments• Project: “build your own MOOC”• Support
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Contents
• Learning Design• Project Management• Content• Communication• Assessment• Recruitment• Accreditation• Platform
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What do you think of it so far?• Can adequate quality be achieved?• Could it damage institutional reputation?• Will there be too many MOOCs?• Is the workload just too high?• This is trivial.• Rubbish?• Other
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Some videos• Tools– Jörn Loviscach (FSH Bielefeld)
• Assessment and Accreditation– Janine Kiers (TU Delft)
• Institutional Services– Brian Mulligan (IT Sligo)
• Communication– Miquel Duran (U de Girona)
• For learning• For marketing
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Thanks for your attention.moocs4all.eu