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H817Open reflections
Martin Weller
An open course in Open Education
• 7 weeks• Informal and formal learners• Running in OpenLearn• Badges• 2 ALS moderating forums• Blog aggregator• Collaboration-lite activity based
model• Started March 16th
• Also an OER
Student spaces
Course spaces
The #H817Open ecosystem
Mooc Types
cMOOCs xMOOCs
DistributedNetworkPeer focused
PlatformLinearAcademic focused
H817Open?
Some stats
• 239 syndicated blogs• 911 posts• 556 enrolled• 4,698 new visitors• Weekly visitors 1900-450 (200 for last
week)• 13,000 visits• 145,000 page views• 4 registrations on other OU courses• 49 prospectuses requested
Tech Issues
• OpenLearn platform– Speed– Enrol– Screen real estate– Navigation
• Cloudworks & badges• Manual blog adding• Blog platforms
Learner issues
• Connecting with others• Info overload• Being open• Pacing• What is the right
metaphor?
What worked
• Mixing informal and formal learners
• Blog aggregator• Weekly email• Allowing flexibility• Activity based approach• Badges• Live sessions
What I’d do differently next year
• Platform• Initial community/twitter
activity• Advice on reciprocity/engaging• More live sessions• Limit blog options• Update content but largely the
same• More multimedia solutions?
What I’ve learnt
• MOOCs are hard work• MOOCs are fun• I believe in open
To discuss?
• MOOCs are the future of higher education• MOOCs are not sustainable• Course reflections• Learner experience• Would you take another MOOC?• Where would the H817Open approach be
applicable?