Why is the MOOC environment better than our VLE?
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‘Why is the MOOC environment better than our VLE?’ and other Open Educational challenges and benefits to current HE practice
From OERs to MOOCs:HEA CLL Event 31 March 2014Terese BirdLearning Technologist andSCORE Research FellowInstitute of Learning Innovation
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What will we talk about?
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• Who is Open Education for?
• The disappointment of MOOCs
• How MOOCs benefit current
students
• How can we encourage benefits?
• Benefits of open educational practice
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MOOC platforms are attractive because:
• Simple
•Mobile-friendly
• No Turnitin
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Who is open education for?100 million adults can’t afford university (UNESCO)
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The disappointment of MOOCs
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The disappointment of MOOCs
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• Privileged, educated
• Recruitment
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Who studied the FutureLearn RIII MOOC?N=2285 or 22% of enrollees
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• 69% Females over 45 years old
• UK 76%
• USA 9%
• Australia 2%
• Canada 2%
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Who studied the FutureLearn RIII MOOC?
• 52% already studied the topic or working in the topic (history, archaeology)
• 35% had studied an online course previously
• Of the above, 50% uni course for credit, 32% other MOOCs
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Learner participation in RIII MOOC• 74% visited the course a few times a week or
more
• 83% spent at least 30 minutes on the course each visit
• Average of 8 comments total in discussion
• 30% thought it was a bit or much too easy
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Learner completion in RIII MOOC
In the final week:
• 42% unique visitors visited that week’s materials
• 28% marked an activity as complete
• 5-10% average completion rate for MOOCs internationally
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How MOOCs benefit current students:MOOC platforms are attractive because:• Simple
•Mobile-friendly
• No Turnitin
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“Why can’t we use the MOOC platform instead of our regular VLE for actual teaching?”
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Why are we so willing to spend this money on potential students but not on enrolled students?
– LeicesterUni app gets more attention than Bbd Mobile
– iTunes U for outsiders but no iTunes for students– False advertising with ‘taster’ MOOCs
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Do MOOCs benefit students? Evaluation of FutureLearn MOOC• Why did students sign up for MOOC?
– To try out new things 85%– To try FutureLearn or a MOOC 53%– To try out learning online 46%
• Did the course meet your expectations?– Yes, met my expectations 49%– Exceeded my expectations 42%
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From our evaluation:MOOCs benefit students and the institution• By giving students a
chance to try online learning for the first time
• By allowing students to consider online learning as an option in their own studies
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Open Education practices benefit students:
• MOOCs can benefit currently enrolled students: Northampton– University of Northampton Skills MOOC to benefit current
and prospective students– Skills/A-Level-Type MOOC planned at University of
Leicester – recruitment plus current students– University of Nottingham
• By making online learning more acceptable
• By showcasing innovations we actually achieve with online learning
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Open Education practices benefit students:• By making good learning materials more accessible (don’t
have to go to library)
• Good materials can go on mobile devices for offline viewing– iPad app for Security, Conflict, and International
Development Masters – needs CC-licensed material– One-iPad-per-Medical-Student
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Open Education practices benefit students:• Students can do more with open access materials
– English/Linguistics assignment needed open-access articles or CC learning materials
– Museum Studies students creating exhibits wanted CC-licensed material
Photo by Terese Bird CC-BY
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How can we encourage more benefits?
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New OER Advice for Instructors
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Copyright advice encourages CC use
• Flickr CC search
• Google CC search
• University of Leicester Copyright for Academic Instructors – some taken from London South Bank University, reused, repurposed, made available CC: http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/downloads/copyright/UoL_Library_Copyright_For_Academic_Modules_Booklet_Mar_2011_v2.01.pdf
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