MOOCs & the Stanford Libraries

Pushing the Envelope in Education1 October 2013

Mimi CalterAssistant University Librarian & Chief of StaffStanford University Librariesmcalter@stanford.edu

•MOOCs in general

•MOOCs at Stanford

•MOOCs at Stanford Libraries

• Massive• MANY participants

• Open• No fees to participate• No fee-based materials• Not limited to a campus or group

• Online• Over the web

• Courseware

• Serve large numbers of students• Accessible in underserved areas• Low financial barriers for the

student• Metrics & new pedagogical tools

MOOCS

• Cost of creating a MOOC is high

• Issues with less didactic pedagogies

• Best for highly motivated students

• What is the business model?

MOOCs at Stanford

Online learning is more than MOOCs

- Programs

• Education’s Digital Future• Brings together educators

• Stanford Online High School• Stanford Center for Professional

Development• Credit for online coursework

• Stanford on YouTube & iTunes U

- Programs

• Faculty Seed Grants• support design and development of

innovative online and blended courses

VPOL provides services

• Navigate relationships with platform providers

VPOL provides services

• Address IP concerns• Content / permissions• Ownership of pedagogy

• Course Ownership. Instructor acknowledges that under University policy, courses taught and courseware developed at the University are property of the University. Instructor understands and agrees that the Course, including videos, lectures, assessments, slides, web pages and all accompanying materials, that he/she prepares or creates (either alone or jointly with others) in connection with the Course, shall be owned by the University, and all right, title and interest in and to the Course and all related works shall be sole property of University. The University grants Instructor a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to the Course and related works for noncommercial use. Any commercialization of the Course, when appropriate, will be carried out by the University subject to written agreement of all the Instructor(s), separate from this document, and with revenue sharing consistent with University policy on the commercialization of inventions.

MOOCs at Stanford Libraries

Copyright Education

• Annual Copyright Reminder includes distance learning guidelines

Copyright Education

• Not a copyright clearance center• Faculty are responsible for clearing

rights issues on their own• Partnering with SIPX• Provides an automated, integrated tool

SUL is learning as we go

• We’re taking MOOCs• We’re using LMS systems for

training• We’re attending the campus

forums

Questions?