MOOCs Development In Malaysia

1MOOCs Development In Malaysia Presented by Prof Fauzy WanNational Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)

Information by Prof Abdul Karim AliasDirector Center for Development & Academic ExcellenceUniversiti Sains Malaysia

2Malaysian Ministry of EducationEvolution of Revised National Higher Education Strategic Plan-2011 Plans for 2013-2025 - 11 Big IdeasMassive Open Online Courses MOOCs 11th Big Idea ( Intensification of Online Learning)In line with the National e-Learning Policy (DePAN, launched in April 2011)MOOCs are based on the philosophy of Open Education Education for All of the United Nation.

3Malaysian Ministry of EducationEvolution from Open Educational Resources (OER) Open CourseWare (OCW) - MOOCMalaysias Growth of internet usage2000 Population 29.17 million internet usage 2.7 millionsJune 2012 17.7 millions, Facebook users 13.59 millionsMarch 2014 Malaysian average internet speed 5.48MbpsVietnam 13.01Mbps, Thailand 17.38Mbps, Singapore 59MbpsUNESCO Paris Declaration regarding OER in 2011To empower interested learners from around the globe who lack access to higher education

4Malaysian Ministry of EducationMOOCs being offered through various providers:Coursera, Edx, Udacity, FutureLearnRevisit DePan implementation Plans to determine the readiness of Universities for e-Learning & MOOCsInfrastructureContent DevelopmentUsage

5MOOC Implementation Plans1st Develop 4 general subjects TITAS (Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia Islamic Civilization & Asian Civilization)Ethnic RelationsIT literacyEntrepreneurshipRequire 13 Public Institutions of Higher Learning register with the Open Courseware Consortium2nd Develop and upload other general subjects into the same platform

6MOOC Implement PlansAKEPT (Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi Higher Education Leadership Academy )Promote AwarenessDevise Training of Trainers programmeDevelopment of Modules for designing & Delivery MOOCSDesign Training for courseware developersDesign Training for technical personnelTopics include:Overview, Instructional Design, Content Development, Copyright Issues, Online Facilitation and Collaboration, Online AssessmentMOOC specific DesignMOOC implementation Strategies for active and engaging learningFlipped Classrooms, Blended Learning, Best Practices, Case Studies, Challenges and Opportunities

7Current StatusThe first MOOC course offered in Malaysia was by Taylors college in March 2013 EntrepreneurshipJuly 2013 Achieving success with Emotional IntelligenceApril 2014 PutraMOOC Public University Major Trial run on July 17th 2014 involving 3 platformsOpen4Learning (open4learn.upsi.edu.my) : 10.00 - 10.20 amOpen Learning (www.openlearning.com) : 10.20 - 10.40 amCoursesite (www.coursesites.com) : 10.40 - 11.00 amMalaysian Ministry of Education 2015 -30% of courses offered at Public Higher Education Institutions will be online

8Thank YouQuestionsfauzy@usm.my

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