First results on survey benchmarking european MOOCs

First results on survey benchmarking European

collaboration on MOOCS

by the HOME project

Porto Conference: "Mapping The European MOOC Territory"

27 November 2014

Darco Jansen

HOME start with benchmark / analysis

“In WP2 we will start with an overall analysis of the current

situation …. And the opportunities to create a distinct added

value in a European network, etc.

a) determine the opportunities and characteristics for a

European cooperation on MOOCs and to further develop

these characteristics based on European values like

openness, equity, quality and diversity;

Among others based on

- Position papers submitted and

- Survey benchmarking MOOCs in Europe

Darco Jansen

MOOCs?

• Adopted definition by EU-projects: MOOCs are online courses designed for large numbers of participants, that can be accessed by anyone anywhere as long as they have an internet connection, are open to everyone without entry qualifications, and offer a full/complete course experience online for free

• Wikipedia: A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants

Survey benchmarking MOOC strategies

• http://home.eadtu.eu/news/88-survey-on-benchmarking-mooc-strategies-in-europe

• Until now 42 European institutions completed the survey • 21 countries • 19 institutions not offering a MOOC (yet) • 2 institutions offering 10 or more MOOCs

US EU 0%

29%

33%

38%

Source: Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2014, January). Grade change: Tracking online education in the United States. Babson Survey Research Group and The Sloan Consortium. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradechange.pdf

MOOCs?

• Adopted definition by EU-projects: MOOCs are online courses designed for large numbers of participants, that can be accessed by anyone anywhere as long as they have an internet connection, are open to everyone without entry qualifications, and offer a full/complete course experience online for free

• Wikipedia: A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants

How important are dimensions of a MOOC (1) • MOOCs must be designed for massive audience 36% (highly) relevant <-> 47% not/somewhat • Anybody can enter the course, i.e. course is accessible to all people

without limitations. 71% (highly) relevant <-> 26% not/somewhat • MOOCs should offer open license 55% (highly) relevant <-> 29% not/somewhat • A MOOC should be for free, i.e. without any costs for participants

45% (highly) relevant <-> 17% not/somewhat • In addition MOOC offers the opportunity for participants to get (for

a small fee) a formal credit 71% (highly) relevant <-> 26% not/somewhat

How important are dimensions of a MOOC (2) • MOOCs should offer the course completely online 76% (highly) relevant <-> 14% not/somewhat • The final exams of a MOOC for a formal credit should be offered

online as well (with respect of quality procedures, authentication) 69% (highly) relevant <-> 12% not/somewhat • MOOCs should have a fixed starting and end date with imposed

pace for every participants 36% (highly) relevant <-> 43% not/somewhat • At least the course content of a MOOC should be accessible

anytime. I.e. not only between start and end date 77% (highly) relevant <-> 12% not/somewhat • MOOCs should be using proven modern online learning pedagogies

88% (highly) relevant <-> 5% not/somewhat

EU (2014)

Agree 19%

Neutral 26%

Disagree 55%

EU

Agree 40%

Neutral 46%

Disagree 14%

EU (2014)

Agree 79%

Neutral 21%

Disagree 0%

EU (2014)

Too Early to Tell 31%

Meeting very few 5%

Meeting Some 57%

Meeting Most/all 7%

EU

28,7%

2,3%

14,2%

33,4%

16,7%

2,3%

0,0%

0,0%

2,3%

Source: HOME project - US: Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2014, January). Grade change: Tracking online education in the United States. Babson Survey Research Group and The Sloan Consortium. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradechange.pdf

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