The Global Classroom—Reaching Out Global Learners

Abd Karim Alias CDAE, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. ~NELSON MANDELA

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What are the Roles of Higher Education?

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TO NURTURE THE FUTURE NATION

BUILDERS

The Role of Higher Education

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TO SEED CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE MIND

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TO CREATE & EXPAND THE FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE

The Role of Higher Education

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The Role of Higher Education

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TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE

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TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY

The Role of Higher Education

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26.1), which states that: “Everyone has the right to education”

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BOYER’S 4 DOMAINS OF SCHOLARSHIP

Access to education in any form is still a challenge in too many parts of the world

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Access to education in any form is still a challenge in too many parts of the world

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Classroom as a secret garden

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STEP OUT FROM THE BOUNDARY OF THE CLASSROOM

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“Open” means…open source (code), free resources, research that is publicly available on the Web, free courses (free enrollment), open

license…open vs proprietary.

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means…few barriers, anyone could be a player, this challenges all providers of education�

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New Culture of Learning

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Just in case Just in time

Just enough

Just for me

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…We learn best by acquiring information that is relevant to us in the moment, based on our current context.

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People expect to work, learn, socialize, and play whenever and wherever they want to.

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The world as a

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A Global Classroom

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The TRAILBLAZERS...

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Professor Thrun gave up his tenured position at Stanford to teach online courses at a new start-up he’s founded called Udacity.

The TRAILBLAZERS...

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Welcome to the brave new world of MOOCs

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…is NOT about replacing the traditional universities but it is about

WIDENING ACCESS TO EDUCATION.

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STEP OUT FROM THE BOUNDARY OF THE CLASSROOM

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A Global Classroom

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From making resources freely available…to �OCW�

OER �

MOOCs�

…open massive participatory learning

ecosystems�

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MIT OCW launched in 2001

UNESCO OER Declaration 2012

Small beginning by George Siemen in 2008

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Coursera�

EdX �Udacity�

NovoEd�

Canvas Networks�

Open2Study�

iversity�

FutureLearn�

Miriada X �

CourseSites�France U Numerique� Others�

Mooc providers

Data  adopted  from  Dhawal  Shah,  MOOCs  in  2013:  Breaking  Down  the  Numbers    

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Education�

Science�Business & Management �

Comp. Science�

Humanities �

Social Sciences� Mooc subjects

Data  adopted  from  Dhawal  Shah,  MOOCs  in  2013:  Breaking  Down  the  Numbers    

Engineering�Maths & Stats�

Health & Medicine�

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Revenue models�

4 Moocs challenges

Credentialing, Accredidation�

Course Completion

Rate �

Student Authentication�

Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen

3 Business Models

Make students pay for

certificates of completion

Allow institutions to pay for

sponsored classes

Offer students additional paid

resources

Courses  are  free  but  proof  of  passing  would  need  to  be  purchased  

UniversiZes  can  pay  to  have  MOOC  courses  taught  on  their  campuses  

Students  can  pay  for  library  resources,  tutoring,  textbook,  etc.  

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Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen

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MOOCs – The 4C Model of Learning Behavior

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COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE

Contribute Connect

Create Consume

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…The value of MOOCs may not be the MOOCs themselves, but rather the plethora of new innovations and added services as a spin-off.

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…Start small…

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– What do You Want to Learn Today?

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– What do You Want to Learn Today?

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MOOCs as game changer…catalysts of major educational change.

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MOOCs for breakfast anyone?