Typical MOOC objects
- 2. MOOC Learning Objects Purpose and relevance to low-cost production moocs4all.eu
- 3. In this video we will cover: • Types of learning objects • Purpose • Low-cost? – Money / Time • Think about what you might use! – Take notes
- 5. Passive Documents • Text and images – Word, pdf, etc. • Not very engaging • Time consuming to produce • Lots of “free stuff”
- 6. Course Text • Instructions about the course – Purpose of materials / activities – Course requirements • Keep out of learning materials
- 7. Videos • Popular • Effective? • Engaging – May depend on the presenter • Screen capture – Slides, Demonstrations, “whiteboard”, Audio, headshot?
- 8. Videos • Experiments, discussions, interviews, case studies, procedures • Cheap and easy to create – If you know how – Manage expectations
- 9. Webinars • Live online presentations • Very inexpensive • Some interactivity • Can record • Could use for video production – Prepare well.
- 10. Simulations • “Replicate” reality – “Explore” – Varied levels of realism • Expensive – Time consuming – Specialised skills • Some free simulators available
- 11. Free web resources • Lots of “free stuff” – YouTube videos, Articles, research papers, guides and instructions, eBooks • Simulations, free software • Intellectual Property – Open Educational Resources (OER) – Creative Commons (CC)
- 12. Interactive multi-media • Like video… • … with some interaction with the learner • Varies in sophistication • “Rapid Development” tools • Very time consuming • Can be boring.
- 13. Discussions • For cMOOCs? – Debate / contexts – No “right answer”? – Deeper understanding • Synchronous – “live” • Asynchronous – Non-live
- 14. Synchronous Discussions • Live • PC based video conferencing – Skype – Google Hangouts • Text conferencing – Chat systems • Issues – Group sizes – Organising meetings
- 15. Asynchronous Discussions • Non-live • Discussion boards (fora) • No issue with availability • Time to consider responses • Low-cost • Internal or External • Will learners engage?
- 16. Assessment
- 17. Autograded “objective” tests • E.g. Multiple choice quizzes • Scalable • Easy / cheap • Reliability? Validity? • Motivation?
- 18. Essays • More sophisticated assessment – No “right” answer • Cheap to set up but how to assess at scale? • “robot” grading – Not available yet
- 19. Peer assessment • Essays etc. • Low-cost • Reliable • Appeal system? • Learning opportunity
- 20. Activity • What types of objects will you use? • Feel free to discuss.