Karin Kulmer, CONEDU

MOOCs as a format for large-scale training

MOOCs as a format for large-scale training

1. Input

2. Group discussion:

MOOCs as a chance for your own situation / organization / network

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Introduction to MOOCs

Good practice examples

Creating a MOOC

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Introduction to MOOCs

Good practice examples

Creating a MOOC

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Massive

• number of participants• scalability of platform• didactic setting

Open

• free of charge• no prerequisites• OER content

Online

• provided through the internet

• blended formats possible

Course

• fixed start and end date• level of structure depends

on MOOC type

MOOCs – the idea

MOOCs are (should be) OER!6

Screenshot: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

(Open Educational Resources)

Evolution of MOOCs7

2008 2011 2012 2013 2017/18

…from an Adult Education point of view

MOOC types8

xMOOC

structured

cMOOCloosely organized

developer format

regular dates

quizzespre-defined content

learning format

forums

platform-based

interactive

low-threshold

requires a certain level of digital skills/knowledge

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Video-based learning

Webinars

Forums (inverse)blended learning

Important features of MOOCs

Video-based learning

New cultural practice:

online videos as leading medium

Youtube as new culture room

Many people prefer videos to texts when learning

Using and creating learning videos = state of the art

Trends = interactive videos, 360 degree videos

Formats: simple webcam recordings, tutorials (demo click-throughs),

illustrations, placing letters/words/images, interviews, animated PPTs

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Webinars and video conferences

Webinars: discussions in the virtual world Possibility for participant questions / surveys Live discussions (with limited number of participants) With/without sound + picture, or only chat EBmooc example:

webinar as accompanyingformat (optional)

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Screenshot: EBmooc 2017

Illustration: Ebner et.al (2017)

Blended learning

Combines e-learning and presence training and its advantages

In everyday life, the borders between analogue and digital are blurring

LEARNTEC: suggested combination of classic presence training, self-directed eLearning (place, time and speed are chosen by the learners) and online meetings (webinars, virtual classrooms, time and online place are defined)

Inverse blended learning(EBmooc)

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MOOCs: Common challenges

Reaching diverse target groups

MOOCs are often criticized for reaching primarily academic audiences

This issue does not only apply to MOOCs, but is commonly known in Adult Education as „Matthew Effect“

Drop-outs

Completion rates of MOOCs are lower than in traditional education

Many participants do not intend to finish a MOOC

Certification and validation/accreditation

In education systems and at the workplace

Methodic/didactic set-up

Finance / business models

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Good practice examples

Introduction to MOOCs

Creating a MOOC

EBmooc practice example

Digital tools for adult educators

Developed and conducted byCONEDU together with TU Graz andWerdeDigital 2017 + 2018

Supervised version 6 weeks

Cross-institutional

Free and OER-based (Creative commons)

formats: videos, forums, webinars, presence groups (optional), text-based learning, quizzes, tools,…

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Screenshot: EBmooc18

EBmooc success story

Largest MOOC in Austria: over 6,000 participants

High completion rates: in 2017, 64% of active participants (those whocompleted at least 1 module) finished the whole course in time

Accredited by the wba -Weiterbildungsakademie (academyfor continuing education, accreditation system for educators)

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MOOC Creation: Experience from the EBmooc

Long + intense preparation period (> 1 year) Focus on PR and reaching multipliers (e.g. group facilitators) Focus on in-house production of videos, learning materials, PR materials Service-orientation, personal support (forum, e-mails,…) Provision of transcripts and further readings Personnel resources: approx. 20h/week for 17 months + external partners

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Prevention of MOOC dropout problem!

Take a look into the EBmooc!18

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5YwtzSICrA

EBmooc – further information19

https://erwachsenenbildung.at/ebmooc/

EBmooc – publications20

Birgit Aschemann (2018): Digitalisierung, Didaktik, Internettechnologien

Birgit Aschemann et.al (2017):MOOCs in der Erwachsenenbildung: So gelingen sie

(How to MOOC in Adult Education)

Karin Kulmer (2018): Geschäftsmodelle für MOOCs in der Erwachsenenbildung

(Business models for MOOCs in Adult Education)

Martin Ebner et.al (2017): How Inverse BlendedLearning can Turn UpLearning with MOOCs?

https://erwachsenenbildung.at/ebmooc/publikationen/

Further examples of MOOCs for Adult learners

VHS MOOC 2013 (Connectivist course by theGerman Volkshochschulen)

Strick MOOC 2014 (Knitting MOOC)

#ichMOOC 2015 (Course on Digital Identity)

Gratis Online Lernen (low-threshold course on online learning)

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Screenshot: StrickMOOC

Screenshot: Gratis Online Lernen

Where to find MOOCs

Austrian platform: https://imoox.at (free open courses)

German platform: https://www.oncampus.de/kursangebot (open and paidcourses)

International platforms (mostly „freemium“ courses: content is free, certification has to be paid): edX: https://www.edx.org/ Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/ Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/ OpenEducation Europa: https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/ The Open University: http://www.openuniversity.edu/ Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/

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Creating a MOOC

Introduction to MOOCs

Good practice examples

First steps towards creating a MOOC

Take part in a MOOC Take part in a MOOC maker course

Example: https://www.oncampus.de/weiterbildung/moocs/mooin-maker

Check if a MOOC is the right format for your situation Collect experiences, best practices,… Collaborate with experienced partners!

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Screenshot: Oncampus

Is a MOOC the right format for me?

Based on the experience of the EBmooc, we have to look at

…to determine wheter a MOOC can be the appropriate learning format.

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Topics

Goals

Learners

MOOCs: for which topics + contents?

Topics that are already interesting and relevant to many people

Topics that should be disseminated (quickly and supra-regionally)

Topics that should be conveyed by different experts

Contents that are suitable for training in a combination of theory and

practice (but also: manual skills)

Contents for which a network or pool of experts should be

established

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Examples

Topics that are interesting for many: TOEFL preparation

https://www.edx.org/course/toeflr-test-preparation-insiders-guide-etsx-toeflx-2#

Manual skills: Climbing MOOC

http://imoox.at/wbtmaster/startseite/klettern.html

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MOOCs: for which goals?

Discussing contents broadly

„efficiently“ conveying knowledge and skills

Establishing a new norm

Offering OER for a certain field of competence ora profession

Providing a basis for a regional implementation offace-to-face-trainings

Providing a network for experts / professionals in a certain field

Potentially as a marketing tool

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Goals

MOOCs: for which target groups?

Large target groups

Regionally dispersed target groups

Target groups that appreciate „taking a course“

Target groups with different time resources (or otherpre-conditions)

Target groups that live + work in precarious situations

Members of a certain profession or field ofcompetence

MOOC target groups are heterogeneous by definition(open!)

In practice: mostly academic target groups withprevious digital knowledge

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Learners

What can be done with a MOOC or created from it?

MOOCs can be integrated into an existing learning offer

MOOCs can be used for personnel development

MOOCs can be extended with a presence training

A new learning offer can be developed around an existing MOOC

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Is a MOOC the right format for me / us?

A MOOC can be the answer tomany questions

But: The digital revolution will not beMOOCed

Decision „MOOC or not“ should bebased on goal + content + targetgroup

Success depends on pedagogical/didactic concept

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Please discuss…

• Based on the input, where do you see chances for your own situation, organization or network?

• For which contents, goals and target groups could you imagine creating a MOOC?

• Who could be partner organizations?

Thank you!

Karin Kulmer, MSc. MACONEDUVerein für Bildungsforschung und -medien

Marienplatz 1/2, A-8020 GrazTel +43 (0)316 719508karin.kulmer@conedu.comwww.conedu.com

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