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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)
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StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse160kstudentsfrom 195countriessigned up
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ACTIVITYUnpacking
Four Facets of 'Open'
1. Access
2. Resources
3. Creation
4. Mix & Match
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Characteristics of a MOOC
MOOC providers (July 2013)
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The scale in MOOCs
MOOC Infographics
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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
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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!!!
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From MOOCs to universitycredits
Wharton offers FREE MBAcourse online
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Credibility of a MOOC course
StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse 160kstudents from195 countriessigned up.20kcompletioncertificatesissued.
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Completion rate at edX
StanfordUniversityArtificialIntelligencecourse 160kstudents from195 countriessigned up.20kcompletioncertificatesissued.
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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
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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?
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To MOOC or not to MOOC?
Join MOOC
Prepare for thejourney
New businessmodel
Status Quo
Withstand thethreatHope MOOC willgo away
Quick decision is needed
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Education for the handicapped
Crowdsource the development of anew subject via a competition
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Partnership with CorporateUniversities
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Practicality - VU and MOOCs
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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
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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 )
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MOOC in CONTEXT @ VU
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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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