Comments for Virtual Canuck http://terrya.edublogs.org Teaching and Learning in a Net-Centric World Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:21:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on MOOCs as community?? by » MOOCs as community?? Virtual Canuck | I... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2052 » MOOCs as community?? Virtual Canuck | I... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:21:05 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2052 [...]   [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by » MOOCs as community?? Virtual Canuck | L... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 » MOOCs as community?? Virtual Canuck | L... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:32:54 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2051 [...] Here at Athabasca University we’ve finally begun serious talk about our approach to MOOCs.We are working through two models, trying to decipher the pros and cons of each or both. These are:Run one of more of our own MOOCs, based in whole or part on our current online courses. In order to be a MOOC, the courses should be free and that creates some challenges. Obviously a revenue or substantial service model needs to be developed for sustainability.Cherry-pick a few MOOCs, offered by others, and after asserting that they are equivalent to an AU course allow and promote students to challenge the course for AU Credit.  [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by Virtual Canuck » MOOCs as community?? | O... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 Virtual Canuck » MOOCs as community?? | O... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:42:55 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2049 [...] MOOCs as community??Here at Athabasca University we’ve finally begun serious talk about our approach to MOOCs.We are working through two models, trying to decipher the pros and cons of each or both. These are:Run one of more of our own MOOCs, based in whole or part on our current online courses. In order to be a MOOC, the courses should be free and that creates some challenges. Obviously a revenue or substantial service model needs to be developed for sustainability.Cherry-pick a few MOOCs, offered by others, and after asserting that they are equivalent to an AU course allow and promote students to challenge the course for AU Credit.  [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by Virtual Canuck » MOOCs as community?? | C... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Virtual Canuck » MOOCs as community?? | C... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:29:44 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2047 [...] MOOCs as community??Here at Athabasca University we’ve finally begun serious talk about our approach to MOOCs.We are working through two models, trying to decipher the pros and cons of each or both. These are:Run one of more of our own MOOCs, based in whole or part on our current online courses. In order to be a MOOC, the courses should be free and that creates some challenges. Obviously a revenue or substantial service model needs to be developed for sustainability.Cherry-pick a few MOOCs, offered by others, and after asserting that they are equivalent to an AU course allow and promote students to challenge the course for AU Credit.  [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by Simon Kear http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 Simon Kear Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:44:47 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2046 Hi Terry, we’re having a similar discussion here at Goldsmiths about offering MOOCs (although our Computing Department is already offering one on Coursera via University of London International Programs).

Reading the piece on Simon Nelson, it seems it might be a while before all the universities – like ours – waiting in the wings for FutureLearn can use the platform.

But I think you might be on the right track with the in-house option. I was part of the OLDS MOOC project team, and the MOOC designers on this opted to use Cloudworks, Google applications and various other cloud technologies. I thought it worked quite well, and walked the walk in terms of openness.

I guess institutional reputation is important so the selected platform needs to be robust. It’s possible that we could offer a widening participation MOOC here using our Moodle or Mahara – or both.

Simon

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by MOOCs as community?? | Terry Anderson - Virtual... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 MOOCs as community?? | Terry Anderson - Virtual... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:13:13 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2045 [...] Here at Athabasca University we’ve finally begun serious talk about our approach to MOOCs. We are working through two models, trying to decipher the pros and cons of each or both. These are:1 Run one of more of our own MOOCs, based in whole or part on our current online courses. In order to be a MOOC, the courses should be free and that creates some challenges. Obviously a revenue or substantial service model needs to be developed for sustainability.2 Cherry-pick a few MOOCs, offered by others, and after asserting that they are equivalent to an AU course allow and promote students to challenge the course for AU Credit.  [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by mikesosteric http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 mikesosteric Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:47:15 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2044 There are some technologies that allow for scale. I’ve experimented with distributed databases, front end caches, and cloud computing. There is also the option to offload certain of the cMooc style services, like forums (which tend to demand a lot from servers. Standford universities system does this, probably wisely. Some of them are quite easy and cheap to use as well, requiring no more than an account and a button click.

Platforms like wordpress already have facilities to distribute their databases, as I suspect does Drupal. It might be possible to write something like that into Athabasca Universities ELG software, but the developers would have to speak to that. It could be as easy as ten lines of code if the developers have properly abstracted their database layer

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]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by MOOCs as community? | Social Learning - MOOC - ... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 MOOCs as community? | Social Learning - MOOC - ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:16:42 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2042 [...] Here at Athabasca University we’ve finally begun serious talk about our approach to MOOCs.We are working through two models, trying to decipher the pros and cons of each or both. These are:Run one of more of our own MOOCs, based in whole or part on our current online courses. In order to be a MOOC, the courses should be free and that creates some challenges. Obviously a revenue or substantial service model needs to be developed for sustainability.Cherry-pick a few MOOCs, offered by others, and after asserting that they are equivalent to an AU course allow and promote students to challenge the course for AU Credit.  [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by Virtual Canuck » Blog Archive » MOO... http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 Virtual Canuck » Blog Archive » MOO... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:46:04 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2041 [...]   [...]

]]> Comment on MOOCs as community?? by Virtual Canuck » Blog Archive » MOOCs as community?? | Web 2.0 och högre utbildning | Scoop.it http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/04/08/moocs-as-community/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Virtual Canuck » Blog Archive » MOOCs as community?? | Web 2.0 och högre utbildning | Scoop.it Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:10:28 +0000 http://terrya.edublogs.org/?p=789#comment-2040 [...] If the MOOC is of the so called xMooc variety with a tight predefined curriculum and learning outcomes, lots of teach centric videos, quizzes and threaded discussions, then likely MOODLE is best. However for cMOOCs in which students are encouraged to bring and develop their own personalities, web presences and artifacts using an emergent or connectivist pedagogical design, the ELGG based platform with its capacity for student created blogs, bookmarks, tweets, user generated videos, etc. may be best.  [...]

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