16.00 qs2 group b jo anne murray
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Dr Jo-Anne Murray Director of Postgraduate (Taught) and E-learningRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesUniversity of Edinburgh
Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs)
Massive:Thousands of participants
MOOCs
Open:Anyone can join
MOOCs
Online:Coursera VLE
MOOCs
Courses:Variable duration Usually 5 to 10 weeks
MOOCs
MOOCs
Based on: Building Connections;
Collaborations;
Sharing Resources
Little/no
tutor input
MOOCs
Designed for flexibility- Time- Location- Completion- Entry requirements- Assessment- Subject choice
Edinburgh MOOCs
Over 309,000 registrations
Most courses ran
5 weeks
Over 123,000 accessed
course sites
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Over 24,000registrations
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Equine Nutrition MOOC
3 teaching assistants
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Over 98,000 quiz submissions
Assessment- Weekly quizzes (10 questions)- Final quiz (50 questions)
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Course activity- 19,000 active students (76 %)- 5,600 active until the end (30 % completion rate)
Surveyed participants on:- Demographics- Overall MOOC experience- Engagement with the course- Suitability of the learning materials- Interactions on the course
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Demographics- Over 4,000 responses- 92 % had not taken a MOOC before
Majority aged between
25 and 54
40 % UK
25 % USA
8 % Canada
5 % Australia
12 % other
49 % had a degree
level qualification
Equine Nutrition MOOC
92 % rated course as
excellent or very good
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Engagement with the course
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Suitability of the learning materials
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Interactions on the course
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Interactivity
Tutor experiences:Expectation of tutor supportTime consumingDifficult to step backDifferent type of students
Fun
honestly!
Equine Nutrition MOOC
Benefits- Well received- Raised profile of PG courses- Widened participation- Knowledge dissemination- Research
Lessons learned- Set expectations at start - Keep materials concise- Short video lectures- Step back from discussions boards- State etiquette on boards at start
Conclusion:• Participants rated course ↑• Videos/quizzes accessed weekly/most weeks• Discussions forums used less frequently• Interactions rated ↓ than learning materials
MOOCs
Thank you
for listening
Edinburgh MOOCs