Open Learning Through a MOOC’s Lens

Betty Hurley-Dasgupta

May 24, 2013

Initial Discussion

I have the following experience with MOOCs:

A. I have taken a MOOC.

B. I have talked with someone about their experience with taking a MOOC.

C. I have read an article praising MOOCs.

D. I have read an article raising concerns about MOOCs.

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Which best describes you?

What is a MOOC?

Open Learning- UNESCO Definition

OPEN LEARNING - instructional systems in which many facets of the learning process are under the control of the learner. It attempts to deliver learning opportunities where, when, and how the learner needs them.

http://www.unesco.org/education/lwf/doc/portfolio/definitions.htm

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“Open” Defined by David Wiley

“By ‘open’ it is generally meant that the resource is available at no cost to others for adaptation and reuse in different contexts.”

http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=M47HR7IAAAAJ&citation_for_view=M47HR7IAAAAJ:mVmsd5A6BfQC

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Open?

Permission to Use Materials (Coursera)

All content or other materials available on the Sites, including but not limited to code, images, text, layouts, arrangements, displays, illustrations, audio and video clips, HTML files and other content are the property of Coursera and/or its affiliates or licensors and are protected by copyright, patent and/or other proprietary intellectual property rights under the United States and foreign laws….

https://www.coursera.org/about/terms

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List of MOOCs

Mooc.ca

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Course?- Khan Academy

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Course?- MathMOOC

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Course- Coursera

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Canvas Network

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Provides free platform for open online courses “open, online learning as defined by you” If course is free, no charge to provider

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/4/prweb10628753.htm

Co-Facilitators and Researcher for ESC MOOCs

Catherine A. Bliss

With RetSam Zhang, tech support

Betty Hurley-Dasgupta and Carol Yeager

Our first cMOOC Fall 2011(http://cdlprojects.com/ )

Offered for both credit and not for credit

What is Connectivism?

• Principles of connectivism:• Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions. • Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or

information sources. • Learning may reside in non-human appliances. • Capacity to know more is more critical than what is

currently known • Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to

facilitate continual learning.

What is Connectivism? (con’d)

• Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill.

• Currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.

• Decision-making is itself a learning process. Choosing what to learn and the meaning of incoming information is seen through the lens of a shifting reality. While there is a right answer now, it may be wrong tomorrow due to alterations in the information climate affecting the decision.

http://youtu.be/K_dIXNGVZnk.

(http://math.cdlprojects.com/ )our second MOOC Fall 2012

Not offered for credit

You Tube Videos of VizMath Presentations

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Global reachIncreased accessLearner-centeredCan help build 21st Century Learning

Skills

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Areas for Improvement

EngagementAssessmentAbility to Reuse

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Opportunity

Creative UsesFaculty DevelopmentMore efficient path to degree

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Risk

Credit for superficial learningCorporate ModelDevaluing of college degree

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Reflections/Questions

Assessment

ACE-evaluated Coursera courses

Automated Assessment

Peer assessment

MOOCs and use of ePortfolios

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Mathematical Journey

As these online universities gain traction, and start counting for actual college course credit, they’ll most likely have enormous real-world impact. They’ll help in getting jobs and creating business ideas. They might just live up to their hype. For millions of people around the globe with few resources, MOOCs may even be life-changing.A.J. Jacobs

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/grading-the-mooc-university.html?hp

References

https://groups.diigo.com/group/cit-and-open-learning