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(1) A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an online educational resource aimed at large-scale interactive participation via the Internet. MOOCs deliver educational content through videos, voice clips, written materials, and problems for students to work on. (2) There are different types of MOOCs such as "Bridge MOOCs" which help prepare students for a specific course or program, and "Brand MOOCs" which promote awareness of and increase applications to a postgraduate program at an institution. (3) While MOOCs began with great enthusiasm in 2008, advocating they would overturn higher education, recent years have seen decreased enthusiasm with criticisms around learning retention and completion

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Moocs Presentation Update

(1) A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an online educational resource aimed at large-scale interactive participation via the Internet. MOOCs deliver educational content through videos, voice clips, written materials, and problems for students to work on. (2) There are different types of MOOCs such as "Bridge MOOCs" which help prepare students for a specific course or program, and "Brand MOOCs" which promote awareness of and increase applications to a postgraduate program at an institution. (3) While MOOCs began with great enthusiasm in 2008, advocating they would overturn higher education, recent years have seen decreased enthusiasm with criticisms around learning retention and completion

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By: Cody Benedict, Jacob Beyer, Carl Foster, Danielle Graham, and Blake
-A Massive Open Online Course is

Q: What an online educational resource


aimed at large-scale interactive
participation via the Internet.
are -Moocs deliver educational

MOOCs? content through videos, voice


clips, written materials, and
problems for students to work
on.
Different types of MOOCs

Bridge Moocvs. Brand Mooc


Bridge MOOC
This form of MOOC could be
used to help prepare
students entering an
institution for a specific
course or program of study,
but it could additionally be
promoted openly as a
means to prepare students
for a university education
(Firmin et al,. 2013).
This could raise the profile
of the institution and prove
an important support tool
for schools and adult
education centers.
Brand MOOC -These MOOCs
promote awareness of
and could increase
applications to a
postgraduate program
in which an institution
has research
excellence.

-By focusing on an
area of research
excellence, an
institution could offer
a MOOC differentiated
from those available
elsewhere.
Where MOOCs Started..

-Originating in 2008
-Most enthusiastic advocates of MOOCs believed that these they
would overturn the century-old model of higher education
-Sebastian Thrun, predicted that in 50 years, 10 institutions
would be responsible for delivering higher education.
Enthusiasts
Continued
-In 2011, Thrun made his
introductory course on
artificial intelligence
available via an online
broadcast. Within three
months, he garnered over
a hundred and sixty
thousand viewers
-After this, he created
Udacity
-Following this:
edX-Harvard
Coursera-Stanford

**However: In recent years, enthusiasm has dropped


considerably. In 2013, Thrun himself spoke to MOOC failure**
Pros
1. MOOCs and other forms of open educational content provide institutions
opportunities for brand extension.

2. MOOCs bring people together from multiple Universities and from around the
world.

3. MOOCs keep the competitive edge by offering a diverse class selection.

4. Students are able to learn at their own pace.

5. MOOCs come in multiple languages.

6. Anyone can sign up for a MOOC class.

7. Offers chances for interesting business opportunities.

8. Makes classes more attractive and more meaningful by experiencing different


perspectives.

9. Distributed learning by offering a multimedia method of instruction.


Cons
1. MOOCs can pose risks to current business models due to loss of
revenue to the college.

2. Class Discussion can be difficult in MOOCs.

3. Grading papers is not only hard but close to impossible.

4. It is easier for students to drop out of MOOC courses.

5. Property rights to the class can arise when the professor


changes/leaves their university.

6. The need for facility can decrease as more MOOCs appear.


Harvard University
Who Offers Massachusetts institute of
Technology

MOOCs? Carnegie Mellon University


Yale University
University of Minnesota
Duke University
University of California, San Diego
The State University of New York
Rice University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Pennsylvania
University of California, San
Francisco
University of California, Davis
University of Michigan
The Ohio State University
Wesleyan University
University of Michigan
The Ohio State University
The Financial Scoop on Moocs

-All MOOC courses are privately


funded

-Similar in costs to funding


regular online courses

-Continuance of MOOC courses is


often entirely dependent on the
funding of private donors as
universities see absolutely no
revenue for MOOC courses

-Interview with Richard Edwards,


Director of e-Campus at Ball State
University
Target Demographic and Intended
Outcomes

-The average person who uses


MOOCs include white middle class
individuals who possess a
bachelors degree and a full-time
job.

-Eight of every 10 students enrolled


in University of Michigan and
University of Pennsylvania MOOCs
in 2012-13 already had a degree of
some kind.

-Roughly 1 in 10 students complete


the courses.

-Moving Forward?
So why Do MOOCs
Matter in Student Affairs?
How to MOOC
Coursera Homepage
Register for Coursera
and become a
member, it's free!
This is your
homepage once you
are registered.
Check out the catalog
of courses offered
Here is an example of
courses offered.

- The courses labeled


"Specialization" are
not free and cost
money.

- The plus side of


these courses is that
they include a
certificate of
completion
automatically at the
end.
Course Homepage >

< Lesson One Outline


Moving into the
lesson, this is what
you will see.
Video lectures comprise a
good majority of the material
coverage.
Quizzes are delivered
online and placed at
the end of each
lesson.
You will also be
required to post
online to the forum
discussion boards
each week.

In addition to these
forum postings you
will have assignments
and projects that you
will post for
classmates to review
and give feedback on.
Additional Criticisms
-False impression of learning and
retention. (Bjork & Bjork, 2011)

-MOOCs are set up so that


frustration is minimized

-Cognitive psychologist, Elizabeth


Bjork:
-pre-testing on (never- before-
seen) materials can help
students perform better

-Frequent testing helps


improve memory, learning
and retention (often
times the best or most
educational tests are
the ones a student fails )
Closing Statements

MOOCs= Potential for Imrpovement?


If coming generations of MOOCs are to be
successful, they will not only have to take into
account cognitive learning theories like those of
Elizabeth Bjorks, but will have to find creative
ways to keep their target demographic
interested, challenged, and engaged.

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