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http:// www.flickr.com /photos/ bigblue /317855467/. MOOCs – overview & issues. The early MOOCers. David Wiley George Siemens & Stephen Downes Alec Couros Dave Cormier Jim Groom. http:// www.flickr.com /photos/ happymichael /3679460209/. MOOCs tended to be. Short – 8-10 weeks
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigblue/317855467/ MOOCs – overview & issues
The early MOOCers • David Wiley • George Siemens & Stephen Downes • Alec Couros • Dave Cormier • Jim Groom http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymichael/3679460209/
MOOCs tended to be.. • Short – 8-10 weeks • Open to all • Use mixture of free technology • Run by individuals • Not often accredited • Combine synchronous & asynchronous • Bring in range of experts • Experimental in nature http://www.flickr.com/photos/mysnapps/2801547080/
How did they fare? • High drop-out rate • Often confusing for learners • Better suited to experienced learners • Popular • Inspirational • Platform for open research • Successful for many learners http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnnya/2559183847/
Enter the big players • Thrun – Stanford AI course • Becomes Udacity • EdX • Coursera http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/4017680287/
New wave of MOOCs • Free, but not entirely open • Commercial basis • Institutional • Conventional in pedagogy & technology • Linked to accreditation http://www.flickr.com/photos/barenboime/2355747124/
Benefits • Better chance of employee recognition • Provide model for economic viability • Provide platform for easy deployment • Offer free (or cheap) education to many http://www.flickr.com/photos/myeye/2181264107/
Concerns • Undermines university model • Conservative approach • Reinvent the OU! • US-centric view? • Only viable if M = Massive • Not so open • All disciplines? • Commercialisation of HE? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8929612@N04/4911298118/
So… • Are new MOOCs MOOCs at all? • Can both live side by side? • Is the trade-off between the benefits & concerns a good one? • Don’t dismiss them • Is it all hype? • Could it damage unis (& if so, does that matter?)