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A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course?

A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course?. Janine Lim, PhD janine@andrews.edu b log.janinelim.com Skype: outonalim Twitter: outonalim. By PresenterMedia.com. Definitions of MOOCs. cMOOCs. xMOOCs.

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A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course?

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  1. A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course? Janine Lim, PhD janine@andrews.edu blog.janinelim.com Skype: outonalim Twitter: outonalim ByPresenterMedia.com

  2. Definitions of MOOCs cMOOCs xMOOCs ConnectivistMOOCs are social and focused on deriving meaning of the learning experience with others. Students participate through blogs, RSS feeds and other decentralized methods. xMOOCsemphasize content mastery, centralize courses on one website and use automated grading tools to support hundreds of thousands of students. Roscorla , T. (2012). Massively Open Online Courses Are 'Here to Stay‘. http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/MOOCs-Here-to-Stay.html

  3. Definitions of MOOCs cMOOCs xMOOCs cMOOCs adopt a connectivist pedagogy, richer instructional design, and engaging curriculum Connectivist researchers (2008): George Siemens, Stephen Downes and Dave Cormier xMOOCs adopt a behaviorist pedagogy based on information transmission, auto-graded, and peer assessment xMOOC companies and partnerships: • Coursera • an MIT and Harvard partnership called EdX • Udacity, founded by three roboticists Roscorla , T. (2012). Massively Open Online Courses Are 'Here to Stay‘. http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/MOOCs-Here-to-Stay.html

  4. Node: Idea Node: Idea Node: Community Node: Field Node: Field Connected Knowledge Chaos: a “cryptic form of order”; everything connected to everything Learning may reside in non-human appliances Nebulous environments of shifting core elements Weak ties: short connections between information http://www.mpg.de/495749/pressRelease200403081 Node: You with knowledge distributed across your brain Siemens (2005)

  5. Decision-making is a learning process. Choosing what to learn, the meaning of incoming information… Learning…. …and knowledge rests in a diversity of opinions. … is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources. Core skills: ability to see connections, nurture and maintain connections for continual learning. … may reside in non-human appliances Goal: current, accurate, up-to-date knowledge. Siemens (2005)

  6. Qualitative Knowledge Quantitative Knowledge Distributed or Connective Knowledge Openness Diversity A mechanism allows all perspectives to enter into the system, be heard and interacted with by others Widest possible spectrum of view points Interactivity Autonomy Individual knowers contributing on their own accord according to their own knowledge, values, decisions Knowledge produced is the product of the interaction, not just an aggregation Downes (2005)

  7. Taste a cMOOC • CFHE12: Current/Future State of Higher Education: An Open Online Course • Explore the content: • http://edfuture.net/ • http://edfuture.desire2learn.com/ • Explore the Twitter feed: • https://twitter.com/search?q=cfhe12&src=typd • Another cMOOC: DS106 • http://ds106.us/ • Digital Storytelling, The University of Mary Washington

  8. Taste an xMOOC • Experience an xMOOC: • www.udacity.com • www.coursera.com - specific start & end dates • www.edx.org – specific start & end dates

  9. What do you see as the difference between cMOOCs and xMOOCs?

  10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of learning?

  11. What worries you about MOOCs?

  12. What excites you about MOOCs?

  13. What do you think our response should be to this trend?

  14. A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course? Janine Lim, PhD janine@andrews.edu blog.janinelim.com Skype: outonalim Twitter: outonalim ByPresenterMedia.com

  15. References • Downes, S. (2005). An introduction to connective knowledge. Retrieved from http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=33034 • Downes, S. (2006). Learning networks and connective knowledge. Retrieved from http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper92/paper92.html • Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(1). Retrieved from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jan_05/article01.htm • Siemens, G. (2006). Connectivism: Learning theory or pastime for the self-amused? Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism_self-amused.htm • Siemens, G., & Downes, S. (2008, November 24). Connectivism and connective knowledge online course support wiki. Retrieved from http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Connectivism • Tracey, R. (2009, March 17). Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism? Retrieved from http://ryan2point0.wordpress.com/

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