Putting MOOCs in their Place An institutional perspective

Association for Learning Technology Conference

3 September 2014, University of Warwick

Janet Small Laura Czerniewicz, Andrew Deacon & Sukaina Walji

Centre for Innovation in Learning & Teaching (CILT)University of Cape Town

MOOCs, variants and hybrids

Course offered simultaneously as a formal and as a open course.

Small private open course nested inside a MOOC

Massive Online Course: formal course inspired by MOOC pedagogy

Students in a course taking a MOOC with added local support and additional material

Massive Open Online Course

Formal course with lectures and support.

Context: the region

http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

October 2013

http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

Showcase teaching and introduce topics with high-profile ‘rockstar’ presenters

Introduce fields and support students in undergraduate study

Develop skills and introduce topics for postgraduate study

Showcase research and special interest topics of interest to postgraduate level

Showcase professional careers for continuing education, professional development and qualifications

Authors

Laura Czerniewicz, Andrew Deacon, Janet Small and Sukaina Walji

This presentation is based on the work of the UCT CILT MOOCs Implementation team

http://joglep.com/index.php/archives/voulme-2-issue/ To download our paper ‘Developing World MOOCs: a curriculum view of the landscape’

Website: www.cilt.uct.ac.za Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/cilt_uct Follow developments @UCTMOOCs

email: janet.small@uct.ac.za Twitter: @janetsmall