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MOOCs and ICT Education: Disruptive or Merely Distracting Computer Science and IT courses were the first MOOCs (massively open online courses) from Stanford and MIT and continue to dominate the online education disruption. Less than two years in, Udacity has announced a new focus on corporate and vocational training and Coursera is partnering with the World Bank to create courses relevant to the developing world. Although these MOOC providers keep redefining their mission, what if any lessons can ICT Educators at community colleges learn from this online education disruption? Join us for a discussion about how community colleges might develop and utilize MOOC courses and content. Hear early outcomes from colleges that have already engaged in MOOCs and their visions for future online interaction.
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Una Daly, OpenCourseWare ConsortiumMid-Pacific ICT 2014 Conference
MOOCs and ICT Education:Disruptive or Merely Distracting?
Image:The MOOC! The Movie by Giulia Forsythe CC BY-NC-SA
Welcome
Una DalyCommunity College Outreach DirectorOpenCourseWare Consortium
Presentation Overview
• MOOC and OER Overview
• Context of Higher Ed
• Research to date
• Pedagogical Innovation or Disaster
• Institutional Strategies• Conversation …
True or False?
• Tuition at public higher ed institutions increased 40% in last decade
• MOOCs are open educational resources that can be freely reused.
• Colleges do not give credit for MOOCs
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OpenCourseWare Consortium (founded MIT in 2001)
“Advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of
free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.”
Over 280 institutions in 46 Countries
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
U.S. Dept. of Education
– Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use or repurposing by others.
cc-by donkyhotey/flickr
adapted from Judy Baker cc-by license
What are MOOCs?
• Massive [ 1000’s of students]
• Online [ registration, videos, quizzes,
social networking, assessment]
• Open [ enrollment, content?]
• Course [ expert facilitators, credit? ]
2012 NYTime’s Year of the MOOC
Higher Ed Context
• Tuition up 42% at public institutions in last decade.
• Student debt now exceeds $1 trillion• Average student debt upon
graduation is $27,000
Image: Student Loan, Wikipedia
OER Huge and Growing …
OCWC
• 280 Members• Over 30,000
Courses
YOU
TUBE
• Over 700,000 videos on Education channel
iTUNESu
• Over 500,000 courses/learning materials
OER
Adapted from Gary Matkin, Dean UCI, slideshare Evolution of Open 2013
2013: First Half
• Huge growth in MOOCs & partners
• Credit options explored
• $7000 Masters of Computer Science– Udacity partners with Georgia Tech, AT&T
• Gates Foundation Funds Research
Huge Growth
• Coursera: – 70 partners institutions– 10 U.S. state university systems.
• Udacity:– Partners with San Jose State
• edX:- Continues to partner with Bunker Hill Community
College in flipped classrooms
Image:The MOOC! The Movie by Giulia Forsythe CC BY-NC-SA
Credit Options
• ACE approves 6 MOOCs for credit
• Coursera introduces signature track
• UMUC, Georgia State, and Excelsior
• California SB 520 MOOC bill
Community College MOOCs
• Remedial MOOCs– Basic Skills for Math, Reading,– Prep for Placement Exams
• Pedagogical Innovations– Competency-based, student paced– Game-based strategies– Flipped classroom models
Emerging Tech Cycle
Gartner Cycle, Wikipedia Commons, cc-by-sa
End of 2013: “Trough of Disillusion”
• Completion rates dismal– Udacity pivots to corporate training
• California legislation shelved
• Gates Foundation research – results inconclusive
Image: Dragon Roller Coaster thewamphyri cc-by-nc-nd
Community College Research
• Cuyahoga College– gaming engages students
• Mount St. Jacinto– requires lots of faculty mentors
• Wakefield College– Expensive to develop and no clear
revenue
Community College MOOCS & Pundits
• Gate Foundation– Flipped classroom
• Steven Downes– Open Access is key– Hackathon as MOOC– Certificates later
Image: Wikipedia, cc-by-sa
Next Step:Slope of Enlightenment
• Innovation
• Expanding student access
• Attracting students
• Institutional Strategy
Uphill struggle, borkur.net cc-by
Innovation
• Profession Development– Flipped classrooms– MOOCs lead to SPOCs
• Faculty interested in MOOC learning – Scottsdale College – Basic Arithmetic– Hartnell College – Criminal Justice– Seattle College – U.S. History– Broward College – Reading, Math, Prep
Attracting New Students• Beyond traditional college students
– overseas, workforce, high school
• University of California Irvine– 12% of prospective undergrads and grad
students preview open curriculum
Adapted from Gary Matkin, Dean UCI, slideshare Evolution of Open 2013
Institutional Benefits
• Exposure and positioning• Serves current & attract new students• Empower faculty innovation• Identification as learning leader• Opportunity for public service• Opportunity for academic research
Adapted from Gary Matkin, Dean UCI, slideshare Evolution of Open 2013
Summary
• Are MOOCs here to stay?
• Have they changed the conversation?
• What will be their lasting legacy?
CCCOER Mission
• Promote adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning
– Expand access to education– Support professional development– Advance community college mission
Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
240+ Colleges15 States & Provinces
