THE MASSIVE GROWTH SPURT IN MOOCS:

Presented by Rathi Krishnan – June 2013

What Challenges and Opportunities Do They Present for “For Profit” Education?

Massive Open Online Course(s)

Originated in 2008 with the Open Education Resources Movement (OER)

(Open Educational Resource, Hewlett Foundation)

Use of Connectivism

Which emphasizes learning taking place in a social and cultural context with the infusion of work / life experience (Downes, 2011)

The Cost of Higher Education

A gallon of gas would cost $13 today if gas prices had risen as much as college prices

since 1980!

The average for all grades for the U.S. in 1980 was

$1.22/gallon

GASOLINE

The Cost of Higher Education

2.25 million students signed up for the free MOOCS from Udacity, Coursera, and edX in 2012

Some Common Perceptions44% of students believed that their post secondary education improved their employment opportunities.

48% of high school graduates did not pursue higher education because the cost was prohibitive.

80 % of adults with children under the age of 18 say that it is extremely likely that their children will go to college.

Only 9% of parents with children under 18 say that the current state of higher education in America is “excellent.”

Challenges & Opportunities

The dropout rate in MOOCS

What MOOCS accomplish

How MOOCS change the landscape of higher education

Are MOOCs profitable?

MOOCs & the Flipped Classroom

How does the flipped classroom model benefit the new MOOCs model?

Can student engagement and interaction thrive with the MOOCs model?

The Traditional ClassroomTeacher’s Role: Sage on the

Stage

The Flipped ClassroomTeacher’s Role: Guide on the

Side

The flipped classroom inverts traditional teaching methods, delivering instruction online outside of class and moving “homework” into the classroom.

Future Possibilities

Do MOOCs signal a trend in higher education away from degree programs requiring students to pay tuition, to the accessibility of

free resources that provide proof of completion and mastery of contentas being the requisite outcome necessary in today’s workplace?

Is self-paced learning truly successful?

References Powerpoint Slides for this presentation prepared by Marjorie Sabnis. The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2012. Horacio Reyes. "History of a revolution in e-learning". Revista Educacion Virtual. Retrieved Aug 10, 2012.  Downes, Stephen "'Connectivism' and Connective Knowledge", Huffpost Education, January 5, 2011, accessed July 27, 2011

^ Kop, Rita "The challenges to connectivist learning on open online networks: Learning experiences during a massive open online course", International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Volume 12, Number 3, 2011, accessed November 22nd, 2011 "Open Educational Resources". The William and Flora Hewlitt Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2013. 

Questions & Discussion

The future of online degree programs.

The demands of the job market on higher education.

To Teach is to Learn To Learn is to Teach

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