A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course?
Janine Lim, [email protected]
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cMOOCs
Connectivist MOOCs are social and focused on deriving meaning of the learning experience with others. Students participate through blogs, RSS feeds and other decentralized methods.
xMOOCs emphasize content mastery, centralize courses on one website and use automated grading tools to support hundreds of thousands of students.
xMOOCs
Definitions of MOOCs
Roscorla , T. (2012). Massively Open Online Courses Are 'Here to Stay‘. http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/MOOCs-Here-to-Stay.html
cMOOCs
cMOOCs adopt a connectivist pedagogy, richer instructional design, and engaging curriculum
Connectivist researchers (2008): George Siemens, Stephen Downes and Dave Cormier
xMOOCs adopt a behaviorist pedagogy based on information transmission, auto-graded, and peer assessment
xMOOC companies and partnerships:• Coursera• an MIT and Harvard partnership
called EdX• Udacity, founded by three
roboticists
xMOOCs
Definitions of MOOCs
Roscorla , T. (2012). Massively Open Online Courses Are 'Here to Stay‘. http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/MOOCs-Here-to-Stay.html
Chaos: a “cryptic form of order”; everything connected to everything
Node: You with knowledge distributed across your brain
Node: Idea Node: Community
Node: Field
Node: Field
Node: Idea
Weak ties: short connections between information
Nebulous environments
of shifting core
elements
Learning may reside in non-human appliances
Siemens (2005)
http://www.mpg.de/495749/pressRelease200403081
Connected Knowledge
Learning….
…and knowledge rests in a diversity of opinions.
… may reside in non-human appliances
… is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.
Decision-making is a learning process. Choosing what to learn, the meaning of incoming information…
Core skills: ability to see connections, nurture and maintain connections for continual learning.
Goal: current, accurate, up-to-date knowledge.Siemens (2005)
Qualitative Knowledge Quantitative Knowledge
Distributed or Connective Knowledge
Downes (2005)
Diversity
AutonomyInteractivity
OpennessWidest possible spectrum of view points
Individual knowers contributing on their own accord according to their own knowledge, values, decisions
Knowledge produced is the product of the interaction, not just an aggregation
A mechanism allows all perspectives to enter into the system, be heard and interacted with by others
Taste a cMOOC• CFHE12: Current/Future State of Higher Education: An Open
Online Course• Explore the content:
• http://edfuture.net/• http://edfuture.desire2learn.com/
• Explore the Twitter feed: • https://twitter.com/search?q=cfhe12&src=typd
• Another cMOOC: DS106• http://ds106.us/• Digital Storytelling, The University of Mary Washington
Taste an xMOOC• Experience an xMOOC:
• www.udacity.com• www.coursera.com - specific start & end dates• www.edx.org – specific start & end dates
What do you see as the difference between cMOOCs and xMOOCs?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of learning?
What worries you about MOOCs?
What excites you about MOOCs?
What do you think our response should be to this trend?
A Taste of Two MOOCs: OR What is a Massively Open Online Course?
Janine Lim, [email protected]
blog.janinelim.comSkype: outonalim
Twitter: outonalim
By PresenterMedia.com
•References• Downes, S. (2005). An introduction to connective knowledge. Retrieved from http://www.downes.ca/cgi-
bin/page.cgi?post=33034
• Downes, S. (2006). Learning networks and connective knowledge. Retrieved from http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper92/paper92.html
• Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(1). Retrieved from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jan_05/article01.htm
• Siemens, G. (2006). Connectivism: Learning theory or pastime for the self-amused? Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism_self-amused.htm
• Siemens, G., & Downes, S. (2008, November 24). Connectivism and connective knowledge online course support wiki. Retrieved from http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Connectivism
• Tracey, R. (2009, March 17). Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism? Retrieved from http://ryan2point0.wordpress.com/