MOOC TEST DESIGN

GDIT 711

Emtinan AlqurashiElif GokbelVanessa Steiner

Design and Development of Educational Technology, MIT

“This course explores educational technologies, outlines the theories that influenced their development, and examines their use.”

Our MOOC

- topic- length of course- structure

Why We Chose Our MOOC. . .

1) Reading Materials

2) Videos

3) Goal-Oriented

Three Issues

Reading Materials

Reading Materials

Concerns:- Out-dated materials - Length of readings- Relevance of readings?

Reading Materials - Issues

Solutions:1) Suggest the learners find their own

articles which are relevant to the weekly topic and share them with the MOOC

Reading Materials - Solutions

2) Simply update the reading material to articles which have been written within the last five years

Reading Materials - Solutions

3) Reducing the number of the reading materials and providing a follow-up activity after reading to help students analyze concepts for a deeper understanding

Reading Materials - Solutions

How do you feel about these possible solutions? Do you think they would be beneficial as a learner or do you have other suggestions? Please explain

Reading Materials - Thoughts

Videos Some examples from week3

Concerns:- the number of videos - rigid consistency of the videos

Videos - Issues

1) In place of a video, have a hands-on activity so the learner can be an active participant of the class

Videos - Solutions

2) In place of some of the videos - have the learner search for their own video

Videos - Solutions

3) Make the videos optional while providing the same information in another format such as word, powerpoint, etc.

Videos - Solutions

4) Edit the educational video’s to make them shorter while focusing on the important concepts

Videos - Solutions

Please share your thoughts regarding our concerns and solutions about the videos in our MOOC

Videos - Thoughts

Goal-Oriented Examples from Week3 & Week2

- No specific goal to follow for certain activities

- The MOOC is very specific in some activities, and others no goals

Goal-Oriented - Issues

1) For the Activities include goals the learner should be working towards or a small task they can complete on their own. The learner can then explore after they have completed the simple task. This will keep them focused on the weekly topic while broadening their thinking.

Goal-Oriented - Solutions

2) Instead of always having the same specific instructions for certain parts of the week, mix it up more allowing the students more freedom in some areas while being more structured in other areas.

Goal-Oriented - Solutions

3) Using their checklist as an example, they could include a checklist for the activities, readings, and/or videos to keep the learner on task. This could help highlight the main points of the weekly lesson.

Goal-Oriented - Solutions

How do you feel about these solutions to the concerns on specific goals for our MOOC?

Goal-Oriented - Thoughts

Thank you!