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MOOCs, Innovative
Teaching, and Teachers'
Professional Development
Breaching Classroom Borders
Online Seminar
20 February 2017
Tami Neuthal, SHOHAM, Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel –
Ra’anana campus.
Shoham – The Center for
Technologies in Distance
Education
Developing digital learning
environments, digital learning
resources, instructional design &
MOOC projects
This evening we’ll discuss:
• MOOC timeline and status in 2017
• MOOCs & the organization
• MOOCs & teachers
Have you participated in a MOOC?
How many?
* Please write on our whiteboard
Did you earn a certificate? Persevered to the end?
* Please write on our whiteboard
MOOC - Massive Open Online Course
A Global phenomenon
MOOC Stats – December 2016
Coursera – 23 million
edX – 10 million
XuetangX – 6 million
FutureLearn – 5.3 million
Udacity – 4 million
MOOC Providers
“Others”
The varied forms of MOOCs – it’s a spectrum
de Waard, Inge (2015). MOOC factors influencing teachers in formal education.
Revista Mexicana de Bachillerato a Distancia, 7(13)
(MO)OC Trends to watch for in 2017:
• From “massive” to self-paced, netflix model or regular sessions
• Monetization - Enriched courses for paying participants, Paid only courses, SPOCs
• Monetization - Credentials and degree programs
• B2B, corporate training, workplace learning, professional development
• Localization, regional MOOC providers and platforms
MOOCs as catalysts for innovation
in HE – OUI experience
2013-1015
Lessons learned:
1. Professors, technical
staff, pedagogy,
copyright
management….. a
cross-institutional
effort
2. Design, outsourcing
tasks
3. Analytics – the MOOC
as a living lab
Academic English:
self-paced courses for
independent study to
advance reading
comprehension of
academic texts.
19,351 enrolled
• UI/UX Design
• Instructional design
• Interactive video
• Learning analytics
2015-2016
A course unit – text, interactive videos, quizzes
MOOCs & Teachers
• What would you learn as a participant in any MOOC?
MOOCs & Teachers
• What would you gain as a participant in a professional development, educational MOOC?
MOOCs & Teachers
• What would you gain as a creator of a MOOC? Or some elements of it?
Experience a MOOC with your students
What have you tried already?
What will you try tomorrow?
