I was involved in designing and facilitating part of the OLDS MOOC on learning design that was co-ordinated by the OU and I have some interesting observations
about that experience, which I am happy to share…
In short form;
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MOOCs rarely work when they are delivered in a 1.0 way
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The attrition rate of MOOCs is the pachyderm in the room
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How many people doing MOOCs are academics trying MOOCs out?
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There was and is a need for a MOOC pedagogy that requires significant and substantive empirical research, most of which is too slow for the institution
juggernaut that has pretty much already rolled over us
Cheers
Peter
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On Behalf Of Sandra Sinfield
Sent: 17 June 2013 13:02
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Subject: To infinity and beyond - what are we learning from MOOCs?
Dear All,
I'm currently enrolled on my second MOOC (massive open online course) for this year - and finding the experience invigorating in itself - but also learning much to bring back to all of our LTA contexts. I'm posting about this in my blog:
http://lastrefugelmu.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/artmooc-week-3-correspondence-with.html
... and I wondered if any of you have lessons learned from MOOCs that you would like to share - not least for our L&T Conference here at London Met in July (and perhaps for the ALDinHE conference next year)?
Best wishes,
Sandra
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