TEL2017_Moocs by https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs Made with serendipity en-us 2017-01-30 15:37:05 UTC 2025-10-13 11:45:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Michael Sandel MOOC Controversy https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150799743 Massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) have been hailed as a revolution in higher education but philosophers at San Jose State University (SJSU) have a different take. To them, the companies making MOOCs are higher education's version of Walmart "powerful, irrepressible, and threatening to drive professors at smaller universities out of business."

http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/2013/05/san_jose_state.html]]> 2017-02-01 12:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150799743 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800258 - Moocs are mostly free
- Top level universities are now offering them, e,g Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard etc.
- You can sign up anywhere in the world]]> 2017-02-01 12:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800258 https://www.skillshare.com https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800474 Not sure if this classifies..
Creative practitioners upload video tutorials/ schemes of work. Not free but very low cost, introductory offer. ]]> 2017-02-01 12:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800474 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800542 Why exactly are universities offering them?

]]> 2017-02-01 12:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800542 Styles of mooc https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800575 2017-02-01 12:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800575 Accreditation https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800742 Moods where you can pay for accreditation. 

Employers that accept mooc completion as qualification ]]> 2017-02-01 12:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800742 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800895 - traditional lesson / session based (lecture video, reading list, homework)
- homework often peer-to-peer assessed 
- peer exchange/ discussions (forums)]]> 2017-02-01 12:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150800895 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801028 Sebastian Thrun, a MOOC pioneer, famously suggested that the technology would so disrupt education that in 50 years, only 10 institutions of higher learning would remain.

]]> 2017-02-01 12:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801028 cMOOCs / xMOOCS https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801259 2017-02-01 12:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801259 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801381 2017-02-01 12:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801381 What accounts for MOOCs’ high startup costs? Unlike traditional classroom instruction, producing a MOOC involves not just an instructor, but also videographers, instructional designers, simulation experts, and multimedia specialists, who must prepare videos, interactive presentations, and online quizzes, among other digital content. Like automobile manufacturing, MOOCs thrive on economies of scale. If it costs $300,000 to create a MOOC in which 10,000 students enroll, the cost per student falls to a trivial $30. https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801479 2017-02-01 12:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801479 https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801542 Most popular MOOC is Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects / UC San Diego]]> 2017-02-01 12:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801542 “[Some institutions] use Moocs as a marketing outreach tool, as a way for people to get to know the brand." https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801550 https://www.ft.com/content/1c0dddb0-cb3b-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44

]]> 2017-02-01 12:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801550 Low levels of completion https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801900 2017-02-01 12:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/r_powell1/tel2017_moocs/wish/150801900