pci webinars - emerging technologies in libraries part 3: moocs
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Sam ChadaSandusky Library@samchada
Emerging Technologies in Libraries
Part Three: MOOCs
• Changing Landscape: Rise of the MOOCs•Why the library? • Continuing Education
Changing Landscapes: Rise of the MOOCs
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Poll
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MOOCs and Open Education Timeline
MOOCs and Open Education Timeline
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MOOCs and Open Education Timeline
WHAT IS IT?
Massive• Can accommodate large numbers of students, sometimes tens of
thousands.
Open• Anyone can register, no institutional affiliation necessary, ‘free.
Online• Delivery, feedback, and assessment (if any) are done virtually.
Sometimes supplemented with physical ‘hang outs’.
Courses• There is a curriculum although in some cases it is very flexible.
Two Types of MOOCsxMOOCs vs. cMOOCs
Types of MOOCscMOOCs•Focus on knowledge creation•Emphasis on social networked learning•Crowd sourced learning and feedback through peer interaction
xMOOCs•Focus on knowledge duplication•Emphasis on video presentations & quizzing•Objective feedback from online quiz results
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MAJOR MOOC PLAYERS
www.edx.org www.coursera.org www.udacity.com
MAJOR MOOC PLAYERS
A nonprofit effort run jointly by MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley.
MAJOR MOOC PLAYERS
A for-profit company founded by two computer-science professors from Stanford.
MAJOR MOOC PLAYERS
Another for-profit company founded by a Stanford computer-science professor.
MOOCs Business ModelsedX Coursera Udacity
• Certification • Certification • Certification
• Secure assessments • Employee recruitment
• Employee recruitment • Sponsored high-tech skills courses
• Enterprises pay to run their own training courses
• Sponsorships
• Tuition Fees
Poll
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Low completion
rates almost across the
board.
Why the library?
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How can we help?
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Continuing Educationfor Librarians & Library Staff
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MOOCs for Librarians
Hyperlinked Library MOOCSchool of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.
More info: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/
programs/moocs/hyperlinked-library-mooc
MOOCs for Librarians
New LibrarianshipSchool of Information Studies, Syracuse University
More info: http://ischool.syr.edu/future/grad/
newlibopencourse.aspx
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Additional Resources
Learn to Code
Learn to Code
Learn to Code
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Thanks for attending!
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