This is the group space for the CPDD Workshop on MOOCS that was delivered during the CIEC 2014 Conference. The initial content is provided based on the panel presentations and the breakout groups questions/discussion during the workshop, but we invite CPDD members to continue to contribute to the discussions and to share information and resources throughout the conference and the coming year.
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Challenges and Best Practices
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<b>Share some best practices/challenges in developing, delivering MOOCs</b><b></b>
– How best is a MOOC marketed? Any lessons learned?
– Who pays for delivering a MOOC? What are the business models?
– Can existing University units (IT, instructional design, etc.) be scaled appropriately to handle the demand? What additional capabilities are needed?
– How do we assess learning in a MOOC? Should grades be awarded?
– What are the barriers to developing a MOOC? What are some possibly remedies to this challenge?
MOOC’s can be marketed via content distribution systems: Coursera, Udacity, Blackboard
Provides a platform for faculty to demonstrate to the masses their research capabilities and secure additional funding.
Important to adopt practices used in distance learning to develop relationship with students so they maintain their relationship with the university as alumni.
1) What defines a best practice re MOOCS?
2) Convince faculty of value
3) All innovation has cost implications
Regarding, how to assess the quality of a MOOC: may place more burden for determining what was learned on the employer, and their ability to test candidates for desired competency.
one example of best practice: When a course is developed, create a list of objectives for what you wish the students to be able to do when they complete the course.
Barriers? It’s all about RISK (and change) – financial, pedogogical, faculty engagement/time, public perceptions, institutional culture…. the list is endless.
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