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MOOCs DemystifiedPracticalities & Possibilities of MOOC

Curriculum at PolyU & VictoriaUniversity

Peter DuffyVictoria University, Australia &Eric TsuiThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Learning no longer needs to be confined to agroup or location (Source: Terry Anderson, 2011)

EDC, KMIRC and CoP on LMS Seminar 29-1-2014

StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse160kstudentsfrom 195countriessigned up


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ACTIVITYUnpacking

Four Facets of 'Open'

1. Access

2. Resources

3. Creation

4. Mix & Match


Characteristics of a MOOC

MOOC providers (July 2013)


The scale in MOOCs

MOOC Infographics


To MOOC or not to MOOC?

Join MOOC

Prepare for thejourney

New businessmodel

Status Quo

Withstand thethreatHope MOOC willgo away

Quick decision is needed

1. Repel2. Wait & See3. Adopt

Producer

Consumer


Why universities support MOOC?

Extend the reach of educationEnhance the profile of an institutionProvide FREE or low cost education for themassesEnhance the flexibility and quality ofsubjects/programs currently being offeredInnovative way of sourcing quality contentCollect learning data and deliverpersonalised trainingTo counteract the threat

GIT fires the first shot!!!


From MOOCs to universitycredits

Wharton offers FREE MBAcourse online


Credibility of a MOOC course

StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse 160kstudents from195 countriessigned up.20kcompletioncertificatesissued.


Completion rate at edX

StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse 160kstudents from195 countriessigned up.20kcompletioncertificatesissued.


Thrun

Revenue from MOOCs(Provider) charges (an institution) for developing, hostingand/or delivering a MOOC subject(University/Provider) charges (a learner) for issuing acompletion certificate, taking an assessment and/or anexamination, or taking a degree course(Provider) charges (an employer) for referring its beststudents(Provider) charges (an institution) for validating a learner hasattended a course(Provider) charges (an institution) for using a MOOC courseto enhance/expand its existing on-campus course/degreeoffering(Provider/University) charges (an individual, company,institution) for embedding part(s) of a MOOC subject into itsown learning content


Lack of face-to-facecontactUnder-leverage ofpedagogy & technology

delivery of education needto changeMOOC alone cannotenhance the quality ofeducationUniversities still considerLMS as a strategic toolwith a strong cost focus

Discussion

Should PolyU go MOOC?

Would you develop (part of) a

MOOC?

What are the opportunities,

obstacles and issues?

Any other thoughts?


To MOOC or not to MOOC?

Join MOOC

Prepare for thejourney

New businessmodel

Status Quo

Withstand thethreatHope MOOC willgo away

Quick decision is needed


Education for the handicapped

Crowdsource the development of anew subject via a competition


Partnership with CorporateUniversities


Reaching out to the best brains

Ivory Leagueuniversities canrely on MOOCsto identify thesmartest brainsworldwide &attract them to

Other benefits of MOOCs

1. Blended MOOCs2. Scaleable & Shared resource among

universities3. Gather learning analytics & deliver

personalised content to learners4. Education for the community5. Platform for course authoring,

learning & problem solving foruniversities, businesses &individuals


Lack of face-to-facecontactUnder-leverage ofpedagogy & technology

delivery of education needto changeMOOC alone cannotenhance the quality ofeducationUniversities still considerLMS as a strategic toolwith a strong cost focus

MOOC Pedagogy & Practicality

edX: edXDEMO101: edX Demo

MOOCs, Mechanization, and theModern Professor


MOOC Pedagogy

These early MOOCs, known as connectivist orcMOOCs, focus on knowledge creation andgeneration rather than knowledge duplicationFive steps to success in a cMOOC

1. Orient,2. Declare,3. Network,4. Cluster,5. Focus.

A connectivist course is based on fourmajor types of activity 1. Aggregate,2. Remix, 3. Repurpose, 4. Feed Forward


21st Century Education


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MOOC Pedagogy

ACTIVITY Minimal Features forMOOChood

Review the Minimal, Salient, Edge andDisqualifying features of a MOOCIdentify HOW is a MOOC Different from

your existing LMS Course?(Blackboard / Moodle / Desire2Learn Course)


Assessing MOOC PedagogyThe purpose of this new line of research is to design and validate an instrument thatcharacterizes the pedagogical approaches taken in Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs), and to use that instrument to distinguish among MOOCs and to explore theefficacy of differing approaches10 dimensional scale adapted from similar scales developed Reeves (1996) tocharacterize computer-based instruction, and Harris & Hofer (2009), to characterizetechnology integration, along pedagogical dimensions based on learning and instructionaldesign theory

PEDOGOGICAL DIMENSIONSEpistemologyRole of TeacherFocus of ActivitiesStructureApproach to ContentFeedbackCooperative LearningAccommodations for Individual DifferencesActivities/AssessmentUse Role

REF - http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/aln/exploring-mooc-pedagogy



Practicality - VU and MOOCs


http://www.vu.edu.au/

The VU ContextA dual-sector University servicing alarge, low SES population in theWest of Melbourne with a highnumber of first in family students

7 CollegesStudents: 51,642Staff: 2,496Number ofcampuses: 9Number ofoffshore sites: 17


The VU Context

A Mini MOOC in the BBus Career StartDegree WHY?

Specialisations - The Bachelor ofBusiness offers specialisations innineteen disciplines

(ref - http://www.vu.edu.au/about-us/academic-colleges/business )


MOOC in CONTEXT @ VU



ACTIVITY

Dissecting a MOOC: A CriticalExamination of Current Pedagogy andHarvardX: One Year In(REF - http://www.educause.edu/events/educause-virtual-annual-conference-2013-0/2013/dissecting-mooc-critical-examination-current-pedagogy-and-harvardx-one-)

Using California State University, Chico'sRubric for Online Instruction as theguideline participants will identifying keyconsiderations for the development of ABusiness Statistics mini-MOOC(Rubric Reference - www.csuchico.edu/roi/documents/rubricpdf)

journey into MOOC1. A MOOC Steering Group is being formed

2. Large grants to be awarded for developing (partial)MOOC subjects

3. MOOC subjects/topics to be launched by Sept 2015

4. Keeping a watching brief of MOOC platforms

5. Collaborating with 7 other HK higher educationinstitutions on several UGC Cross-institutional T&Lgrants

Advisory Committee on Elearning

Community of Practice on using Blackboard LMS toenhance Teaching & Learning


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