Low-cost production of MOOCs. Why and How.
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The document discusses the low-cost production of MOOCs, detailing the average expenses associated with creating such courses and exploring why universities invest heavily in them. It emphasizes the importance of learning design, project management, and assessment scalability while suggesting ways to produce high-quality courses on a budget. Additionally, it examines accreditation issues and highlights potential platforms and strategies for effective MOOC delivery.
Low-cost production of MOOCs. Why and How.
- 1. Low-cost Production of MOOCs Why and How? Brian Mulligan Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland. moocs4all.eu
- 3. Phil Hill, 2012 MOOC – Barriers to Overcome http://mfeldstein.com/four-barriers-that-moocs-must-overcome-to-become-sustainable-model/
- 4. The cost of MOOCs • Survey of 27 UK universities – €40,485 average • What about small target audiences? – Specialised topics – Minority languages – Changing technologies
- 5. Why do universities spend so much on MOOCs? • Reputation? • Quality of Learning?
- 6. 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”
- 7. If an online course is good enough for 30 students, is it good enough for 3000 students?
- 8. Are high production values required?
- 9. 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
- 10. moocs4all.eu • Collection and dissemination of low-cost methods – Started 1 Feb 2015 • Website and Community Forum • MOOC: “Making MOOCs on a Budget” 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
- 11. How? • Learning Design • Project Management • Content • Communication • Assessment • Recruitment • Accreditation • Platform
- 13. Project Management • Tasks: Who, What, When, Why – Shared spreadsheet • Team communication – Group email – Social network group – Instant messaging – Hangouts
- 14. Content • Principles – Real learning Not “glitz” – Some options are not possible – Reuse OER • Video content – Simple graphics (avoid animations) – Good microphone – Minimise editing • Tolerate mistakes • Repeat sections • Leave audio clues for editing
- 15. Communication • Are the discussion tools in your platform scalable? • External tools: – Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter – Piazza, Prulu, Discourse (via LTI?)
- 16. Assessment • Must be scalable • Objective Tests – MCQs • Peer Assessment – E.g. Moodle Workshop activity • Could you award formal credits for this?
- 17. Recruitment • An enticing (or popular) topic • Define your audience • Interesting promotional video (youtube) • Social media (find your audience) • Minimise dropouts – Surveys, varied assessment, gamification, provocative discussions.
- 18. Accreditation Issues • Assessment – Formative vs. Summative • Unbundling / Disaggregation – Separate learning from assessment • Recognition of Prior Learning – “Competency” – Challenge examinations – ID Verification – Payment • Models – Nano-degrees (udacity) – OERu.org – Georgia Tech, Arizona State, MIT (Supply Chain Management) – Open Classrooms (France)
- 19. Platform • Features – Content hosting / linking – Formative assessment • Quizzes • Peer Assessments – Discussions – Self registration and enrolment • Visibility • “Membership” – edX, Coursera, Futurelearn etc. • “Open” with Quality Assurance: Canvas • “Open” - Wikieducator • Host your own – Moodle – Mash-up
- 20. Moodle as a MOOC Platform
- 21. MOOC Week 1
- 22. Moodle as a MOOC Platform • Familiarity – Ease of upload or reuse • Low-cost • Scalable? • Simplify – Navigation – Registration / Enrolment • Existing features – Documents and URLs – Quizzes – Peer assessment (Workshop etc.) – Certificates and Open Badges – Integration with other systems (GDrive, Dropbox, LTI…)
- 23. Possible Developments • One-step Registration and Enrolment – + “wait list” • Discussion – Scalability – Facilitator priorities – Forums vs. external tools (LTI?) • Embedding Youtube videos – speed control • Progress – Where am I in the course? • Overlapping Cohorts – Staggered start dates – Object release/availability dates – Simultaneous “on demand” and “cohorts” • Reuse – Access to courses from other systems (LTI?) • Analytics • Payments? – Assessment / support / other
- 24. The Potential • Cost is an access issue! • Can learning be free? – We can create large numbers of free courses. – Even if we must pay for assessment and accreditation. • OERu.org
- 25. Thank you!. Brian Mulligan brian.mulligan.googlepages.com IT Sligo Online www.itsligo.ie/online
Editor's Notes
- #4: http://mfeldstein.com/four-barriers-that-moocs-must-overcome-to-become-sustainable-model/