1. The Changing Face of
MOOCs: New Platforms, New
Paradigms In Learning
Hugh Davis
@HughDavis
Professor of Learning Technologies
APVC and Director of Education
Director of CITE and PDU
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2. What is a MOOC?
Massive - some have 10,000s registered.
Open =
free
anyone can register
Online although many have a parallel blended incarnation
Course - that runs at a given time with a given cohort
(but not necessarily accredited for anything)
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3. This Talk
Context
Reason’s for making MOOCs
How MOOCs change accredited
learning
The FutureLearn Platform
Not going
to talk much
about
Pedagogy
(see ALT-MEMBERS
JISCMAIL discussion )
MOOCS vs “traditional” Online
Learning
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4. HE Context - Changing Business model for higher education
Fees going up faster than value of degree
Increased demand for flexibility of study (particularly CPD)
Need for universities to globalize or specialize
Challenge from alternative educational providers (particularly
for MSc’s/CPD) becoming real
All these things imply a greater engagement with on-line
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5. The
Napster
moment
“The Avalanche Report”
Barber, M. Donnelly, K & Rizvi, S. (March 2013).
An Avalanche is Coming; Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead.
Institute for Public Policy Research.
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6. End of the campus...?
Clicks not bricks?

7. Southampton Context
Lots of experience in the small scale TEL and on-line
Need to expand global operation – but lacking large scale experience and
investment in sufficient TEL support staff
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8. Then Along Comes the FutureLearn
MOOC platform
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And many things beginning with “British…
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9. “Traditional”
reasons
Universities do
MOOCs
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10. Enhancing our Reputation and Brand
Southampton is offering
Web Science and Oceanography
based MOOCs as its first offerings..
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11. New Markets (1) =“Pull through”
Informal
Learning
Non Formal
Learning
Formal
Learning
Formal
Learning
YouTube,
iTunesU
MOOCs
OERs
Modules
Whole
Programmes
Pulling Students through from the Informal to the Formal
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12. New markets (2) - Global Reach
Web Science MOOC Registrations
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13. New markets (3) – flexible learning
There will be many other options
than “boarding school degrees”
When employers accept on-line
certification then things will really
change
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HE for non-traditional students and for
CPD
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14. Provide a public service
http://iberry.com/cms/OER.htm
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15. But there’s much
more..
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16. MOOCs in campus based learning
External non-paying MOOCers
MOOC
Paying Students
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17. Fully accredited programmes offered as MOOCs
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18. Articulated Degrees
Degree Programme
F2F
Module
MOOC
at
Stanford
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Module
MOOC
at Soton
Capstone
Project
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19. End of the lecture?
The flipped MOOC / flipped classroom
From www.sophia.org
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20. The Futurelearn
Platform
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21. PRODUCT VISION
Designed for mobile, tablets and desktop
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29. MOOCs
vs
On-line learning
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30. Comparing MOOCs with Degree Courses
Degree Courses-including online
MOOCs
• Pedagogic Plan
YES
• Learning Resources
YES ++
• Teacher/tutor
x
• Formative Assessment/Feedback
Only if it does not cost so (objective, peer,
self evaluation)
• Personal Guidance
x
• Support
x
• Examination
?? Maybe – or certificates of completion
• Accreditation
Not yet but watch this space
(The QAA certainly are!)
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31. Demographics of Edinburgh’s MOOCs
(MOOCs @ Edinburgh 2013 - Report #1)
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32. End of the campus...?
I don’t think so!
Challenge is to optimise the
campus experience by
embracing the digital
movement, and freeing up the
timetable to allow for higher
quality contact time
Clicks
AND
Bricks

33. MOOCs = more choice &
flexibility
Thank you
Any Questions?
Hugh Davis
@HughDavis
users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/hcd
hcd@soton.ac.uk
And meanwhile we are
developing our capacity to
develop high quality on-line
courses