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MOOCs - an Introduction

MOOCs - an Introduction. Don Allen Department of Mathematics Texas A&M University. Be Open-minded. As the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer , in his Reflections on the Human Condition (1973) tells us,

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MOOCs - an Introduction

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  1. MOOCs - an Introduction Don Allen Department of Mathematics Texas A&M University

  2. Be Open-minded As the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer, in his Reflections on the Human Condition (1973) tells us, “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”

  3. Today’s Topics • Introduction to the MOOC’s world • Technologies, they are a-changin’ • MOOC’s and their impossible problems • MOOC’s ingredients kit • Videos • Using Moodle

  4. MOOC’s • What? • How? • When? • Construction? • Analysis? • Improvement? • Complexity?

  5. The Big Guns • EdX • Coursera • Udemy

  6. The Big Guns

  7. What do People Want in their MOOC? • Credit • Information • Life-long learning • A college degree

  8. What do your students want in their MOOC? • Credit • Information • Life-long learning • A college degree

  9. Drop Out • When no credit is involved, and the course is free* the drop out can be very high - 90%. • When certificates of completion and a smallish-fee is charge, the drop out rate diminished.

  10. MOOC and Friends • MOOC – massive, open, online course • SMOC – (smock) synchronous, open, online course • COOC - classically offered online classes • MOOT – massive, open, online, test: ACT/SAT, PSAT, Placement Exams, GRE, EOC exams • POOC – Publisher’s open online course Pro’s and Con’s?

  11. Minimal MOOCs – soft subjects • Videos – usually of PowerPoints • Readings/References, incl software requirements • Homework Assignments • Help link • Upload homework links • Exams

  12. MOOCs – for math • Math Text • Videos, sometimes of PowerPoints, but Khan Academy style also • Practice problems (with videos) • Worked Problems (with videos) • Online homework/Exams* • Gaming • References • Help links (live or email) • Facebook, et.al. (for students) • Messaging * Don’t forget proctoring

  13. The MOOC Platform • Scalable, cloud-based platform • Robust mobile, synchronous and social learning components that allow you to offer a rich, active learning experience • Flexible and integrated tools to meet your specific needs including a wide variety of pedagogical methods • Utilizable learning analytics – even automatic analytics

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