Massive Open
Online Course
Does it work for a corporate environment?
Director, Education Delivery Technology and Innovation
Anant Agrawal, CEO edX
Where Online
Who Open/Limited
Enrollment
Online
instructors/tutors/Facilitators
HowContent organized by course
(vs. smaller modules)
Online interaction with
instructors and students
WhenDefined time parameters per
course (may also be self-paced)Materials accessible on learner’s
scheduling during course duration
WhatPre-recorded lectures /
demo videos/ Meet Ups/
Virtual Deliveries
Support materials
(references, reading)Interactive content
(simulations, quizzes)
Why MOOC?
• Expand our audience reach for our “open” courses
• Take a closer look at the “MOOC” platform
• Millennials! They’re different!
• Transcend geographic boundaries
• Reduce instructor time commitment vs vILT
• Eliminate need for physical facilities
• More structure and human interaction vs self-paced eLearning
• Affordable for learners
Because our CMO said we would deliver a MOOC!
Corporate Uses of MOOCs
• Customer/Partner Training
• Onboarding
• Supplement Employee Development
• Organizational Changes
• Recruiting
• Marketing
• Staff Training – Sales, IT, HR, Support
Components of a MOOC
Development Team
• Platform Administrator
• Project Manager
• Development Lead
• Instructional Design Lead
• Developers/IDs
• Reviewers
• Marketing Team
Future…
• Expanding to more internal organizations
• Integrating On-Demand Virtual Labs
• Local Meet Ups for regional employees/customers/partners
• Office hours with SME’s/Instructors
• Badging
• Fee Based
• Create an Informal and Formal platform
Thank You
Director, Education Delivery Technology and Innovation
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