DO YOU MOOC?An exploratory view for Romanian academic landscape

Gabriela GROSSECKLaura MALIȚA

West University of Timisoara

10th International Conference on Virtual Learning Timisoara 31 October 2015

ICVL2015

1. carry out a serious analysis of the ways in which MOOCs can be integrated in blended university courses

2. evaluate own competences and knowledge in using MOOCs

THE ACTIVIST’S APPROACH

EVERY person who wants to run a MOOC

SHOULD

(after the exploratory stage)

So who is a MOOC activist and what does he/she do?

• participates in MOOCs as a continuous learner• integrates MOOCs in own courses• encourages peers and students to enroll in MOOCs• organizes academic events about specific MOOCs• adapts contexts from other MOOCs• is a MOOC curator• acts as an informed advocate

HOW difficult

is itto starta MOOC

… therefore …

MOOCs LANDSCAPE

•quality in education•needs of society and labor markets•adaptation to globalization•Europe’s position as world leader in education•access to higher education•valorization of new technologies

European challenges

http://www.openuped.eu/

http://home.eadtu.eu/Higher Education Online: MOOCs the European way

Fostering international Higher Education collaboration though ICT and open education

http://www.menon.org/projects/emundus

The European Multiple MOOC Aggregatorhttp://platform.europeanmoocs.eu

http://mooc.efquel.org/

http://home.eadtu.eu/

The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities

European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning

NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

Developing MOOCsIntegrating MOOCs in blended

academic courses Organizing scientific events

Publishing studies

Upsets

•not certified yet •overcrowded class•low rate of graduation•staying motivated•the absence of real human interaction•a fallible grading system

There is NO basic model

Liberalization & Opening of Education

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF

DEVELOPING A MOOC?

‘How to plan and run a MOOC in 9 easy steps’

1. pick your topic and audience2. find someone to teach/collaborate with3. determine content4. plan spaces5. plan interactions6. plan your continued presence7. promote learner creation and activities8. get the word out; promote and share9. iterate and improve

George SIEMENS

http://www.slideshare.net/gsiemens/designing-and-running-a-mooc

Personal Overview of

Online Competencies

POOC

Checklist

PurposePick an area of knowledge

People

Persuasion

Possibilities &

Perspectives

Pedagogy

Plan:→spaces of interaction→peer-interaction→*your* continued presence

Platforms

Price Partners

ProfitablePositioning Packaging

Peer:→Feedback→Evaluation→Enhancement

Processing data

Promotionand sharing

Production and maintenance

POINTS for further consideration

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274854292_A_CHECKLIST_FOR_A_MOOC_ACTIVIST

•From pilot projects to mainstream implementation.•To provide a sustainable model by:

-following the Perestroika Effect (restructure, reform education for changing the economic paradigm of universities);-avoiding the Pandora Box Effect.

•Passport for the future: Positioning MOOC in Europe / Global community.

The project team:Gabriela Grosseck

Laura MalițaVlad Chiriac

Ramona BranLaurențiu Țîru

Carmen HolotescuMihai Vîlcea

Alex TopârceanuDorin Neagoe

Contact: gabriela.grosseck@e-uvt.ro

This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2040:

NOVAMOOC – Development and innovative implementation of MOOCs in Higher Education

Thank you for your attention!

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