Low-cost Development of MOOCs
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This document discusses low-cost approaches to developing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It notes that the average cost for UK universities to develop a MOOC is £29,356 (€40,485), but niche courses targeting smaller audiences may be developed for less. A simple online course structure is proposed that could be developed and delivered for just €6,000 by using 12 weekly one-hour lecture recordings and additional readings. The document also describes several European projects aimed at researching and piloting low-cost MOOC development methods.
Low-cost Development of MOOCs
- 1. Low-cost MOOC Development Brian Mulligan Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland. moocs4all.eu
- 2. Cost is an access issue! RUMBEK, 13 June 2010 (Gurtong) - The students were protesting against the severe shortage of classrooms, teachers and lack of foodstuff.
- 3. The cost of MOOCs • Survey of 27 UK universities – £29,356 average (€40,485) – Times Higher Ed. http://goo.gl/1kQE2V • What about niche courses? – Small target audiences – Higher levels – Minority languages – Changing technologies
- 4. Why do universities spend so much on MOOCs? • Reputation? • Quality of Learning?
- 5. Is the Coursera xMOOC pedagogy sophisticated? Do people learn? “I got exactly what I wanted from it and more… .. a most enjoyable and educational course”
- 6. If an online course is good enough for 30 students, is it good enough for 3000 students?
- 7. Are high production values required for a Youtube video to be successful?
- 8. A simple online course • 12 x Weekly 1-hour lectures • Additional readings and recordings • Weekly quizzes • Tuition and Peer support via fora. • 2 or 3 assignments • Final examination • €6,000 to develop and deliver 30 x 15-minute recordings Peer-assessed
- 9. • Funded research into low-cost methods. • Four MOOCs in coding for young people – Web development, Mobile Games, Multiplayer games, Roboslam • Started September 2014 • 3 pilots in Spring 2015 • Going live Autumn 2015 Intel CodeMakers
- 10. moocs4all.eu • Collection and dissemination of low-cost methods – Started 1 Feb 2015 • Website and Community Forum • MOOC: “Making MOOCs on a Budget” • Pilot: edge.edx.org June 2015 The Team Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland Technical University of Delft, Holland Fachhochschule Bielefeld, Germany University of Girona, Spain Bath Spa University, UK LoCoMoTion Project