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MOOCS @ UCTJANET SMALL

March 2015

Online course MOOC

Fees Cost to user No fees

Maybe certificates &/or support

Yes, as per all formal courses Entrance

requirements

None

Limited. Capped by resources

available for support &

assessment

Scale

Thousands

Savings due to limited lecturer

support

Responsible for curriculum

alignment, QA, support

Lecturer role Flexible role re curriculum

Limited individual support

Largely proprietary, some open

Copyright

Content may be proprietary or

open, user generated content

often © MOOC provider

Distance education providers

Providers

Traditional residential research

universities partnered with

private companies

No, not usually Analytics Yes, one of the promises

Conventional Certification Non conventional

Aligned with the usual formal

courses QA processes

Quality assurance As per non formal offerings

On campus Remote

Internet

supported

Fully online

F2F only

Fo

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ion

Location

of students

Internet

dependent

Online-

intensiveBlended

(mixed

mode):

combines

F2F and

online

MOOCs

April 2012http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

October 2012http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

April 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

October 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

Participants

Mapping the course landscape

Types of MOOCs

Showcase teaching

and introduce topics with

high-profile ‘rockstar’

presenters

Introduce fields and

support students in

undergraduate

study

Develop skills and

introduce topics for

postgraduate

study.

Showcase research

and special interest

topics of interest to

postgraduate level

Showcase professional

careers for continuing

education and qualifications

Category 1 Teaching

showcase

General interest high profile course

Showcases the institution by means of an engaging subject or personality led.

Global interest and matches a popular understanding of high profile MOOCs

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High production costs | high enrollment | loose curriculum ties

May attract external funding

Category 2 Gateway skills

Provides foundational, bridging or enhancement skills for pre HE entry or during undergraduate pathways towards specialisation.

Could replace teaching for 'bottleneck courses.’

Local interest, either within the institution or at a country-wide setting. Moderate production costs | low enrollment | close curriculum ties

May attract external funding |

Category 3 Graduate literacies

Post-graduate level courses to support application or programmes of study

Focussed on building postgraduate literacies.

Likely to be of local or national interest.

Moderate production costs | low enrollment | close curriculum ties

May attract external funding

Category 4 Professional

showcase

Geared towards vocational skills development, re-tooling and professional development.

Could be offered in conjunction with professional bodies.

Likely to be of local interest, although some specialised topics may be globally relevant. .

Moderate to high production costs |medium to high enrollment

Close curriculum ties |May attract organisational funding

High potential for pathway to credit or revenue generation

Category 5 Research

showcase

Showcase research or more specialised topics of interest

Offered at postgraduate level and assume some background in the topicstill geared towards general or leisure learning.

Likely to have global appeal.

Moderate/high production costs | medium/high enrollment

Loose curriculum ties

Category 5 Research

showcase

Showcase research or more specialised topics of interest

Offered at postgraduate level and assume some background in the topicstill geared towards general or leisure learning.

Likely to have global appeal.

Moderate/high production costs | medium/high enrollment

Loose curriculum ties

The reasons for doing a MOOC are interesting

but the reasons for not completing tell us more

http://www.edcentral.org/

MOOCs @ UCT

Why UCT is offering MOOCs?

UCT MOOC strategy aims to:

To share learning and research beyond the

university

Positioning UCT as a world-class university

Why UCT is offering MOOCs?

UCT MOOC strategy aims to:

Show innovation in online teaching

Show commitment to serving broader interests

of people regionally across Africa

Apply lessons learned to degree courses

October 2013http://edutechnica.com/moocmap

First MOOC – begins next week

Next MOOC in May

Research, monitoring &

evaluation

MOOC Global Network

University

Organisations CILT/CHED

Academic Departments

Individual MOOC Project

Contact

Laura.Czerniewicz@uct.ac.za

Andrew.Deacon@uct.ac.za

Janet.Small@uct.ac.za

Sukaina.Walji@uct.ac.za

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