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Katherine ThompsonAssociate Registrar, College of DuPage
MOOC - 101
IACAC March 6, 2014
Massive Open to several hundred or several thousand students no seat caps
OpenNo admission or enrollment requirementsopen to anyone with access to the internet
OnlineNo travelno classroom
CoursesA number of lectures and activities in a specific
subject area
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MOOC Basics
2007 – 1st MOOCsExperiment to serve large numbers of students in
online coursesGraduate level courses in educationUtilized blogs and wikis
2008 – the 1st course to be called a MOOCGraduate course open to students paying for
credit and anyone else for free2300 people enrolledFlexible design and non-credit option made it
possible for students to make the course work for them
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Where Did They Come From?
180+ institutions in 20 countries offer MOOCsThe majority are still offered for FreeCertificates of Completion
Coursera’s Signature Track offers identity verification and proctored exam for a fee
Offered for credit Excelsior College Credit-by-Exam programGeorgia Institute of Technology, offering MOOC
Computer Science Masters degree in 2014ACE has recommended 5 MOOCs for credit, and
has a grant to review more
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Where Are They Now?
ACE has recommended the following courses for creditPre-Calculus, University of California at Irvine
3 hours lower division mathematics Introduction to Genetics and Evaluation, Duke University
2 hours lower division biology or general scienceBioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach, Duke University
2 hours upper division biology or biomedical engineeringCalculus: Single Variable, University of Pennsylvania
3 hours lower division mathematicsAlgebra (developmental), University of California at Irvine
3 hours developmental math; does not meet general education requirements
MOOCs For Credit
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Google “MOOC” and you get:September 2013, 3 million resultsOctober 2013, 4.9 million resultsMarch 2014, 33.9 million results
Everyone has an opinionMOOCs will be the downfall of higher educationOnly the Top 10 institutions will surviveMOOCs will save higher educationMOOCs are nothing but a passing fancy
There is a lot of hype and a lot of negativity, some of which is coming from the same sources.
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The Talk About MOOCs
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Where Are They Headed?
AccessibilityHigh-demand courses (California)
AffordabilityUnfunded financial aid programsHigh cost of borrowing
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Issues that MOOCs Might Solve
Retention & Completion rates average 10%Identity VerificationLearning AssessmentAwarding CreditTranscription and Credit VerificationDo MOOCs have a student code of conduct?
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Issues that MOOCs Bring
Proponents claim MOOCs are the solution for:Low-income
often 1st generationRemedial courses Introductory courses
Educators say online courses are best for:Motivated studentsSelf-startersOrganized & disciplined
studentsThose with good time
management skillsSelf-learnersThose who need little or
no personal interaction to stay engaged
MOOC Mismatch
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University of Pennsylvania Study35,000 responses from MOOC students who
completed at least 1 lecture34% come from the US24% were age 30 and under
the majority of students were 51+6.6% were unemployed86% already have a college degree
Who are MOOC Students?
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50% Personal Enrichment (fun)44% Skill building for their current job17% Skill building to get a new job13% To gain knowledge toward a degree
Why take a MOOC?
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64% said MOOCs could eventually reduce the cost of a college degree at their institution
86% said MOOCs could eventually reduce the cost of a degree in general
72% said MOOC students do not deserve credit from their institution
66% said their institution is unlikely to award credit
79% said MOOCs are worth the hype
MOOC Faculty Survey
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81% said teaching a MOOC caused them to divert time from other duties such as research, committee service, traditional teaching
Nearly ½ thought their MOOC wasn’t as rigorous as the traditional versionBut they designed it
The average MOOC requires 100 hours of faculty preparation, and 10 hours a week when course is in session
15% taught a MOOC at the behest of a superior2/3 of faculty were tenuredMost faculty had no prior experience with online
teaching
Faculty Survey
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Altruism – a desire to increase access to higher education
Didn’t want to be left behind the trendIncrease their own visibility
39% among colleagues within their discipline34% with the media and general public
Improve their classroom teaching (38%)Elite faculty wanted to remain elite in a new domainIncrease in pay - 6% hoped for a raise1 faculty member taught a MOOC to help get tenure
Why Teach a MOOC?
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MOOCs are Free100 hours of faculty time to create10 hours a week to teachUp to $200,000 to launch a MOOC
While faculty aren’t being compensated for teaching a MOOC, the institution is paying to launching it
Who’s Paying?
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Enhanced rigor of online coursesAbility to build and conduct online courses
with much higher seat capsAutomated assessment tools
Flip-the-Classroom, Hybrid courses
Lessons Learned From MOOCs
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1. Excelsior College, Credit-by-Exam2. Georgia Institution of Technology
Master degree in computer science3. University of Maryland University College
6 introductory coursesproctored exam, or prior learning assessment
4. Central Michigan University5. Western Carolina University6. State University of New York Empire State College7. Kaplan University8. American Public University9. Regis University
Who Is Awarding Credit?
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“Problems arise only when we think of MOOCs as university courses rather than as learning for the masses.”
What is a MOOC?
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Katherine ThompsonAssociate RegistrarCollege of [email protected]
Sources available upon request
Thank You!
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