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MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
A sampling of the current state of
the MOOC
UdemyMaking no bones about it, the ‘about’ blurb
on the home page of the UdemySite states, “Our goal is to disrupt and
democratize education by enabling anyone to learn From the world’s experts.”
CourseraThis growing powerhouse in the world of
MOOCs, Coursera currently hosts Courses from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley,
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and University of Pennsylvania.
UdacityOffering only a Handful of course, all in the computer sciences field. Founded by three Roboticists who Believed that much of the
educational value of their university classes could be offered Online, over 160,000 students enrolled in their first offering,
“Introduction to Artificial Intelligence.” Pretty impressive.
Creativity & Multicultural Communication from SUNY Empire
State College
This Course was offered as both a MOOC and a for-credit course at the same time.
Change.mooc.a
This course is just wrapping up, and has leveraged a mix of over 30
Innovative thinkers, researchers, and scholars from the field of instructional technology, from
11 different countries.
The course consists of 5 modules
Weeks 1 & 2Projecting the best you –
communication and presentation skills
Weeks 3 & 4Playing well with others (the interpersonal)
Weeks 5 & 6Internalizing the habits of successful
people (the intrapersonal)
Weeks 7 & 8Training your brain to make great
choices (critical thinking)
Weeks 9 & 10Navigating the path to put your best
professional foot forward
Dr. Nicholas Langlie
Director of Planning, Innovation, and Implementation for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at Longwood. He explained how Longwood is “establishing a new paradigm for learning in education … we have created an interactive online
course that incorporates gaming elements to increase engagement and foster retention.”
Jonathan Finkelstein
Director of the BadgeStack project stated that, “this MOOC is an example of why we created BadgeStack.BadgeStack played a vital role in the development and delivery of this course. BadgeStack
“an innovative system with a game-like approach that assesses skills, recognizes learner achievement, sparks community, and
excites learners of all ages.”
Virginia Department of Education
Has embraced this project, promoting it on the front page of their web site for a while and putting together
enthusiastic promotional materials
MOOCsMOOCs have been a very hot topic throughout 2012, and the
momentum keeps building. A key Development in the latter half of the year has been increased effort by many colleges to
Determine how to offer credit for completed massive online open courses.
“The Widening World of Massive Open Course”
(Http://www.Onlinecolleges.Net/2012/07/11/the-world-of-massive-open-online-courses/)
This info graphic provides insights into why MOOCs are becoming so popular, some benefits
and Some issues, major providers, and more.
“The Evolution of Distance Learning”
(Http://www.Evolution-of-distance-learning.Com/)
This is not a traditional info graphic, but rather an interactive one. Scroll down through it to Reveal the nuggets of information associated with each year in the image, starting with
1892 (When the University of Chicago created the first college-level distance learning program) all
the Way through to 2035 (where it is predicted that individuals minds will, “Converge and
Communicate through bioengineered technologies …”).
“Tomorrow’s College Will Be Free (or Else)”
(Http://www.Onlineclasses.Org/2012/10/22/mooc/)
This info graphic makes the case for MOOCs with a rather negative spin on college In general. While its certainly valid to question the cost of some degrees in comparison to Potential earnings they can bring, painting a picture of college as generally not worth the investment in misleading.
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