A pedagogical perspective on MOOCs: What are the implications for learning and teaching in Higher Education?

Prof. Dr. Sabine Seufert

A pedagogical perspective on MOOCs: Implications for Learning and Teaching in HE?

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My Research Background? (Digital) Innovations in Learning

GAFA

Curricular Innovations

Cultural Innovations

Methodical Innovations

Information Literacy Schools as learning organisations Roles of teachers and learners

Road Map of My Talk

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Students? Companies?

Faculty/ Business Schools?

Role of Libraries?

MOOCs Pedagogy in Higher Education

MOOCs Pedagogy: what is «new»?


M = Massive

O = Open

C = Course

O = Online



MOOCs Pedagogy: Two different worlds…

c = connectivsm x = extension

Atkinson (2012) https://woknowing.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/comparing-moocs-mits-opencourseware-and-stanfords-massive-ai-course/


MOOCs Pedagogy: What is a xMooc? Instruction: Learning results from the transmission of

information from an expert to novices

Specially designed platform software Video lectures as Instruction Method Computer-marked assignments Peer assessment Supporting materials: e.g. copies of slides, supplementary audio

files, urls to other resources, online articles A shared comment/discussion space No or very light discussion moderation Badges or certificates, some kind of recognition for successful

completion of a course, based on a final computer-marked assessment employer acceptance of MOOC qualifications.

Learning analytics (“Big Data”)


MOOCs Pedagogy: What is a cMooc? “Connectivsm”, Construction: Learning results from sharing

knowledge between participants and emerges through learning experiences

Use of social media: supported by a range of ‘connected’ tools and media.

Participant-driven content: all participants contribute to and share content.

Distributed communication: a self-organising network with many sub-components.

Assessment: no formal assessment, although participants may seek feedback from other, more knowledgeable participants, on an informal basis.


MOOCs Pedagogy: Profiling MOOCs? Open Massive Use of multimedia Degree of communication Degree of collaboration Learning pathway Quality Assurance Amount of reflection Certification Formal learning Autonomy Diversity

Degree of Evidence Low Medium High

Dimension

«Rather xMooc»


MOOCs Pedagogy: A Taxonomy

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy

Instruction Construction

Reich (2012) http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/04/all_edtech_summarized_in_one_slide_market_open_and_dewey.html

Road Map of My Talk




Role of Libraries?



Students: Implications?

NOT WORKING!

cMooc Pedagogy

Construction

Irregular Students mainly with Academic Background Motif to study: “learn more about the subject” (96%), “trying out online learning” (78%), “to get to know MOOCs” (72%), “to look over course content” (69%), “to get a certificate” (62%), “to improve carrer opportunity” (49%) “to become part of an online- community” (49%) (e.g. University of Edinburgh)

xMooc Pedagogy

Instruction



“On the internet, if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.”



NOT WORKING!

Regular Students on Campus Raising expectations for «innovative pedagogy»? What happens in the classroom (added value to come)? Flipped Classroom Model?

cMooc Pedagogy

Construction



http://www.uq.edu.au/tediteach/ flipped-classroom/what-is-fc.html

http://www.uq.edu.au/tediteach/

Road Map of My Talk




Role of Libraries?



NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Public debate Internal discussion Focus of studies so far Many research relates to the US

Business Schools: Implications?


Media attention over the past year – far greater attention than their actual impact

http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradechange.pdf


And it is a matter of size!


Role of MOOCs?


Learn about Online Pedagogy?



Business Schools: Implications?

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Strategy of Business School? Support infrastructure for «innovative pedagogy»? Flipped Classroom Model?

Road Map of My Talk




Role of Libraries?



Companies: Implications?

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Scalability = attractive for corporate world Efficient Training methods Self-organized Learners as employees Employer acceptance of MOOC qualifications?

Kearns, P. (2000). Reifegrad einer Bildungsorganisation


Companies: Implications?

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Experimenting Field Learning Method in distributed multinational corporations A method to support change and innovation processes in companies

Companies: cMOOC Example

Road Map of My Talk




Role of Libraries?



Moocs Pedagogy: A Taxonomy

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Coursera, Udacity, edX prefer to base their MOOCs Role of Librarians? Professional Development for Librarians


Library: Implications?

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy

Instruction Construction Role of Library: Supporting Services to deal with Open Educational Resources for faculty / for students


Moocs Pedagogy: A Taxonomy

NOT WORKING!

xMooc Pedagogy

cMooc Pedagogy


Role of Library: Supporting Services for developing Information Literacy of Students


Role of Library: Possible Functions

Copyright clearance Content licensing Alerting MOOC developers to open content Helping to ensure that MOOC content is accessible

to all users, including those using assistive technologies Encouraging the use of open licensing Providing instruction in information literacy

Barnes, C. (2015) MOOCs: The Challenges for Academic Librarians. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 44:3, 163-175


Role of Library: Possible Functions Providing instruction in information literacy Examples: Providing Mini-MOOCs (scalable support,

xMOOC approach) Developing information research assignment

for formal courses (e.g. introduction to scientific writing courses)

Support for Information Literacy in cMOOCs MOOCs as a tool for developing best practice

(e.g. using data mining techniques to evaluate best practices in information literacy instruction)


Future? http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/10/13/comparing-xmoocs-and-cmoocs-philosophy-and-practice/

They’re big, but will they survive?


Barnes, Cameron. MOOCs: The Challenges for Academic Librarians. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 44:3, 163-175, 2015, DOI: 10.1080/00048623.2013.821048

Butler, Brandon. Issue Brief: Massive Open Online Courses: Legal and Policy Issues for Research Libraries. (Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2012). http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/issuebrief-mooc-22oct12.pdf

Educause Executive Briefing. “What Campus Leaders need to know about MOOCs,” Educause, December 12, 2012, http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB4005.pdf.

Kazakoff-Lane, Carmen. Environmental Scan and Assessment of OERs, MOOCs and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries Impact on Open Education. (Chicago, IL. Association of College and Research Libraries, 2014). http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/Environmental%20Scan%20and%20Assessment.pdf

OCLC. “MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge”? Symposium held at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 18-19, 2013. http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/03-18.html?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=OCLC%20Abstracts%20Test%20Group%201&utm_campaign=OCLC%20Abstracts.

Robertson, R. John. “What do Academic Libraries have to do with Open Educational Resources?” In Open Ed 2010 Conference Proceedings, (Barcelona, Spain, 2010). http://hdl.handle.net/10609/4847.

Yuan, Li, Sheila MacNeill, and Wilbert Kraan. Open Educational Resources - Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education. (United Kingdom: JISC CETIS, 2008). http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/0/0b/OER_Briefing_Paper.pdf.

Recommended Readings

http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/issuebrief-mooc-22oct12.pdf

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB4005.pdf

http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/Environmental Scan and Assessment.pdf

http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/Environmental Scan and Assessment.pdf

http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/03-18.html?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=OCLC Abstracts Test Group 1&utm_campaign=OCLC Abstracts



http://hdl.handle.net/10609/4847

http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/0/0b/OER_Briefing_Paper.pdf

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