C O UR S E NAM E MOOC on MOOC What You Need to Know About MOOCsST ART DAT E September 5, 2014 DURAT IO N 4 weeks OFF ER ED AND C ERT IFIED BY Continuing Education Centre Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Commonwealth of Learning (COL) with the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), India PRE-REQUISITES none REGIST RAT IO N Open and free of charge R E G I S T E R A T H T T P : / / M O O C O N M O O C . O R G W HO S HO ULDAT T END This course would be of particular benefit to: •University faculty at all levels and disciplines •ODL and learning technology practitioners •Higher education administrators •Teacher educators •Industry training professionals •Extension specialists in agriculture, public health and rural development •Practitioners of lifelong learning in any area •Policy makers and ministry officials in education and skills development •Specialists and advocates of human rights and development •Students seeking to improve employability L EA R NER O UT CO MES Learners will gain an understanding of: •MOOC types and styles •MOOC platforms and components •Planning and delivery of MOOCs •Effective peer-to-peer learning & mentoring •Effective learner participation in MOOCs •Content authoring & pedagogy for MOOCs • MOOC copyrights & intellectual property •Grading, assessment & certification •MOOC costs & resource management A B OU T T HE CO UR S E The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a new online medium for course delivery and learning. It enables thousands of learners to participate in a single course, making use of high quality content and interactive learning tools. The scale of learning that MOOCs offer is unprecedented, and the opportunities they present for rich mentor-learner and learner- learner interactions are unlimited. MOOCs are making headlines across industry publications and international media. Most recently, The Economist highlighted MOOCs as a key driver of revolutionary changes underway in higher education. The Wall Street Journalhas pointed to MOOCs as a practical medium for rapid diffusion of in-demand skills and information. This course explores key concepts, methods and practices in the MOOC paradigms. It is meant for both a non-technical and technical audience.