Emily Purser: MOOC Chat
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This document discusses Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and their potential benefits for teachers. It provides examples of course topics related to educational theory, online learning design, and academic language development. Several major MOOC platforms are listed that are used in the US, Europe, and Australia. The document also notes that doing a MOOC yourself can be valuable professional development for educators, as it allows comparison of platforms and course structures and helps teachers empathize with online learners.
Emily Purser: MOOC Chat
- 3. Why are we in LTC interested? 0 can learn interesting stuff 0 see what other teachers do 0 feel what its like to be a student again 0 think about your own use of the LMS as a teacher
- 4. What can a MOOC help you learn about teaching? 0 there are courses focusing on educational theory & practice (learning, teaching, assessment) 0 courses on the design of online learning experiences 0 courses on higher education history, issues & policy 0 courses on academic language & literacy development
- 5. 0 eLearning & digital cultures 0 History and Future of Higher Ed 0 Globalising Higher Ed 0 eLearning Ecologies egs on Coursera
- 6. Mooc platforms US EU & AUS 0 Coursera 0 Udacity 0 EdX 0 Khan 0 FutureLearn 0 iversity 0 FUN 0 Open2Study open LMSs 0 P2PU 0 Coursesites 0 Moodle 0 Atutor 0 odijoo 0 Versal 0 Siminars
- 7. e-Learning Ecologies interesting - being delivered on 2 platforms simultaneously https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/e-learning-ecologies-mooc https://www.coursera.org/course/elearning
- 8. Linear structure of Coursera focus on information delivery
- 9. Common Ground /Scholar / New Learning platform focus on interaction, writing & peer review
- 10. PD 0 Doing a MOOC is valuable reflective practice for educators 0 Comparing different platforms & course structures raises awareness of possibilities & helps us think about what works best for our own online teaching 0 Just being in student role informs teaching practice better than a whole lot of talk 0 Doing online courses in other languages helps you relate to the experience of our L2 learners, and consider what is needed - in visualised navigation, in task design, in resourcing, interaction & support
- 11. Handout where to mooc 0 Coursera https://www.coursera.org/ 0 Udacity https://www.udacity.com/ 0 EdX https://www.edx.org/ 0 Academic Earth http://academicearth.org/online- college-courses/ 0 Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/ 0 Canvas https://www.class- central.com/courses/recent 0 NovoED https://novoed.com/courses 0 University of the People http://uopeople.edu/ 0 SkilledUp http://courses.skilledup.com/ 0 Open Learning Australia https://www.openlearning.com/cou rses/ 0 Open2Study (Australia) https://www.open2study.com/ 0 P2PU https://p2pu.org/en/#moocs 0 Futurelearn (UK) https://www.futurelearn.com/ 0 iversity (Germany) https://iversity.org/ 0 FUN (France Uni-Numerique) https://www.france-universite- numerique-mooc.fr/courses just google mooc and see what you find