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MOOCS @ UCTJANET SMALL
March 2015
Online course MOOC
Fees Cost to user No fees
Maybe certificates &/or support
Yes, as per all formal courses Entrance
requirements
None
Limited. Capped by resources
available for support &
assessment
Scale
Thousands
Savings due to limited lecturer
support
Responsible for curriculum
alignment, QA, support
Lecturer role Flexible role re curriculum
Limited individual support
Largely proprietary, some open
Copyright
Content may be proprietary or
open, user generated content
often © MOOC provider
Distance education providers
Providers
Traditional residential research
universities partnered with
private companies
No, not usually Analytics Yes, one of the promises
Conventional Certification Non conventional
Aligned with the usual formal
courses QA processes
Quality assurance As per non formal offerings
On campus Remote
Internet
supported
Fully online
F2F only
Fo
rms o
f p
rovis
ion
Location
of students
Internet
dependent
Online-
intensiveBlended
(mixed
mode):
combines
F2F and
online
MOOCs
April 2012http://edutechnica.com/moocmap
October 2012http://edutechnica.com/moocmap
April 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap
October 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap
Participants
Mapping the course landscape
Types of MOOCs
Showcase teaching
and introduce topics with
high-profile ‘rockstar’
presenters
Introduce fields and
support students in
undergraduate
study
Develop skills and
introduce topics for
postgraduate
study.
Showcase research
and special interest
topics of interest to
postgraduate level
Showcase professional
careers for continuing
education and qualifications
Category 1 Teaching
showcase
General interest high profile course
Showcases the institution by means of an engaging subject or personality led.
Global interest and matches a popular understanding of high profile MOOCs
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High production costs | high enrollment | loose curriculum ties
May attract external funding
Category 2 Gateway skills
Provides foundational, bridging or enhancement skills for pre HE entry or during undergraduate pathways towards specialisation.
Could replace teaching for 'bottleneck courses.’
Local interest, either within the institution or at a country-wide setting. Moderate production costs | low enrollment | close curriculum ties
May attract external funding |
Category 3 Graduate literacies
Post-graduate level courses to support application or programmes of study
Focussed on building postgraduate literacies.
Likely to be of local or national interest.
Moderate production costs | low enrollment | close curriculum ties
May attract external funding
Category 4 Professional
showcase
Geared towards vocational skills development, re-tooling and professional development.
Could be offered in conjunction with professional bodies.
Likely to be of local interest, although some specialised topics may be globally relevant. .
Moderate to high production costs |medium to high enrollment
Close curriculum ties |May attract organisational funding
High potential for pathway to credit or revenue generation
Category 5 Research
showcase
Showcase research or more specialised topics of interest
Offered at postgraduate level and assume some background in the topicstill geared towards general or leisure learning.
Likely to have global appeal.
Moderate/high production costs | medium/high enrollment
Loose curriculum ties
Category 5 Research
showcase
Showcase research or more specialised topics of interest
Offered at postgraduate level and assume some background in the topicstill geared towards general or leisure learning.
Likely to have global appeal.
Moderate/high production costs | medium/high enrollment
Loose curriculum ties
The reasons for doing a MOOC are interesting
but the reasons for not completing tell us more
http://www.edcentral.org/
MOOCs @ UCT
Why UCT is offering MOOCs?
UCT MOOC strategy aims to:
To share learning and research beyond the
university
Positioning UCT as a world-class university
Why UCT is offering MOOCs?
UCT MOOC strategy aims to:
Show innovation in online teaching
Show commitment to serving broader interests
of people regionally across Africa
Apply lessons learned to degree courses
October 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap
First MOOC – begins next week
Next MOOC in May
Research, monitoring &
evaluation
MOOC Global Network
University
Organisations CILT/CHED
Academic Departments
Individual MOOC Project
Contact
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