presentation of a typology and a description framework at emooc'2014 the 11th of february 2014

A typology anddimensions of a description framework

for MOOCs Marilyne Rosselle, Pierre-André Caron, Jean Heutte

Amiens and Lille, North of France

marilyne.rosselle@u-picardie.fr, {pierre-andre.caron,jean.heutte}@univ-lille1.fr

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Plan

• An observation• The problem we are addressing• Our methodology– State of the art version– Discussion

• Proposals• A conclusion

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Let’s hear an Indian tale …

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pillar

rope

branch

Hand fan

wallSolid pipe

tail

legtrunk

ear

bellytusk

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• Observations OK – Inferences (inductions) KO– Contradictory assertions - many cons-examples – Different educational practices, different interaction modes ,

etc.

• How can we describe a MOOC ?• How can we balance between comprehensiveness

and relevance ?

Characterizing the problem

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Methodology

• Choice– Using what is existing each time it’s possible

• State of the art – Types of MOOCs – Features of a MOOC

• Application to four examples of MOOCs• Making Proposals• Defining how to validate them

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State of the art version on

• Description frameworks for TEL devices and MOOCs• Existing typologies for MOOCs– cMOOC, xMOOC [Downes]– Content-based MOOC, Task-based MOOC (tMOOC),

Network-based MOOC [Lane 2012]– cMOOC, iMOOC, xMOOC [Gilliot et al.]– TransferMOOC, MadeMOOC, SynchMOOC,

aSynchMOOC, AdaptativeMOOC, GroupMOOC, MiniMOOC, ConnectivistMOOC [Clark 2013]

(Yesterday : pMOOC, LMOOC, SOOC, TOOC, MOOCI, …)

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A state of the art discussion

• We explored the limits of these Typologies & frameworks– Too many acronyms – Two MOOCs of the same type could be so different

None of these typologies matches our needs Something in the state of the art for TEL convene

• The frameworks – … for TEL don’t take into account social aspects– … for MOOC : what is the building principle No pre-existing framework allows us to describe a MOOC in a satisfactory manner

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Introduction of our proposals (1/2)

• 2 outline proposals– An initial (temporary) typology– A description framework

• Building and validation of our Proposals – A typology: using an existing one– A description framework• Incremental building: one theoretical framework at a time • Tested on an existing MOOC, yet• Validation by applying it to other MOOCs (TBP)

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Introduction of our proposals (2/2)

• For whom?– Researchers

• With which point of view?– To find methodological tools– To allow to define descriptors

• With what level of detail?– Not too deep, not too large

Everything needn’t to be filledExtensible Framework

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1st Proposal : using the 6 configuration of [Hy-Sup 2012]

1. Stage (Scene): content-oriented teaching, support to face-to-face education, with mainly textual resources

2. Screen: stage with added multimedia resources

3. Cockpit: course organization oriented teaching, guided by the use of tools (and sometimes integrating relational and reflective goals)

4. Crew: for learning focused on supporting the process of knowledge construction and on interpersonal interactions

5. Public Space: learning centered on the opening of the training device to external resources

6. Ecosystem: learning by operating a large number of technological and educational opportunities

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• Designed for blended learning in Higher Education• 6 configurations

Our description framework at a glance…

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2nd proposal : main dimensions of a description

framework

We have chosen our main dimensionBased on theoretical frameworks

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Trend

• Methodology to test our proposals– Implementing a platform using • semantic web tools, • metadata • and standardsFor researchers, who accompany MOOC designers, to describe a MOOC

– Using EDM on our collection of MOOC descriptions to improve our temporary typology based on Hy-Sup configurations

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Conclusion

• Defining 6 types of MOOCs: stage, screen, cockpit, crew, public space & ecosystem

• Structuring features of a MOOC in 8 dimensions

Should be refined based on feedbacks and contributions of researchers from diverse horizons

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Thank you very much

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References and credits

• Elephant image: CC-BY-NC / brittanyhockhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/thelivelygirl/

• Cited references : please see the article

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