usaid: open university and moocs for employability
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MOOCs with IMPACT for EmployabilityUSAID Global Education Summit 2015Andrew Law, Director Open Media [email protected] , @andrewjlaw
● UK’s largest university, 180,000 students registered students.● 374 undergraduate qualifications, 159 postgraduate qualifications● 77% have no previous HE qualifications at entry● 75% of our students work full or part-time during their studies● 80% of the top UK companies have sponsored staff on OU courses● Lowest fees in UK, online and …we offer free services
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What is The Open University, UK?
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OU and OER/free courses?
• OU Introduction to • Higher Education • Work and study skills
• 5m visitors pa (40m total)
• 1000 OER courses
• Free certificates & digital badges
• Offline/downloads possible
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OU and MOOCs?
• 70 leading worldwide HEIs
• 2.5m visitors since launch
• ~200 courses
• Highly social experience
• Certificates/exams for fee
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MOOCs for employability?
https://hbr.org/2015/09/whos-benefiting-from-moocs-and-why
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https://hbr.org/2015/09/whos-benefiting-from-moocs-and-why
MOOCs for employability?
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English in Action
AfricaOnline content also (mostly used) as off-line and print.
Transforming teaching qualityin elementary and secondary
schools.
740k teachers to present
Bangladesh Online, radio and print/offline
mobile materials.
Technology enhanced teacher education.
51k teachers
7 million learners by 2017
TESSA TESS India Improve the classroom experience
IndiaOnline content also (mostly used) as off-line and print.
Transforming teaching quality in elementary and secondary
schools.
800k teachers by 2016
Free learning for workforce development?
Massive, Open, Online Courses – aim to have ‘IMPACT’
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MOOCs for workforce development?
• The MOOC also saw over 3,000 enrolments from 140 countries.
• 99% of course completers said the MOOC improved their teaching
• 11% completed on average but 83% of ‘nominated’ participants completed the MOOC
• Great .. But this is not the only way of reaching with IMPACT.
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MOOCs that really IMPACT?
Informed(via data, surveys, local partner liaison, questioning platform owners) use of:
MediumDoes it allow for ‘graceful degradation’ offline , SIM/mobile flash card and print, resist techno-romanticism? Even if it is usable (accessible) can it be discovered/are people aware?
PartnershipIs there local collaboration in defining learning needs, content origination/adaptation and defining/delivering support process?
AdaptabilityHave you allowed for OER/Creative Commons to allow adaptation. If possible can the systems be open as well?
CertificationCan you recognise learning? Even ‘soft certification’ (can be free – e.g. Mozilla badges) leads to confidence/ motivation. Can you get employer/sector recognition?
Teaching/LearningAre there solutions for supporting learners (peer support, peer assessment, community volunteer guides, alumni, employment sector agencies/stakeholders)?