More about MOOC s @ALDinHE
I went to the talk by the innovative team at the University of Northampton who are working on a combination of a MOOC/SOOC (small online open access course!)! Launching for 13,500 potential students this summer so no pressure there then!…..and one iteration will link to a 10 credit module, be facilitated/ peer reviewed by student ambassadors- a study skills for academic success. Other talks re ‘things MOOC’ various snippets caught my attention – the difference between “C” constructivist MOOCs and ‘X’ MOOCs which are more structured and directive. Suggested ways forward is a hybrid MOOC Platforms – Coursera, Udacity, Futurelearn, EdX Badges are of interest Pilot MOOCs with sixth forms students
Ones people have tried and liked
http://octel.alt.ac.uk/ just started, on coursera and run by the ALT C crew
Sian Baynes digital cultures one starts again Nov 2014
And was fascinated by this Shakespeare one
already run but resources are there
some excellent links to MOOC papers here:
And the UK policy document on MOOCs here: ‘maturing the MOOC’
Educause special editions on MOOCs:
And an excellent blog posting:
I recently added an extended blog post looking at the issues of MOOC pedagogy and the difficulties in defining and evaluating it. It is hopefully a thought provoking piece that challenges some of the orthodoxies and assumptions around the MOOC-steria that has enveloped the sector over the last few years.
As always, the opinions in my blog are my own J
Cheers Peter Peter Bryant
Head of Learning Technology and Innovation/Centre for Learning Technology
London School of Economics and Political Science
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