SD: "Changes are happening with the use of MOOCs and I like [the] philosophy however that audience (highly motivated undergraduate level student) has different characteristics than the elementary/high school population.. low DL success rates reflect this [[side note, I wonder what percentage of people finish a MOOC?]]."
My response:
Hey Sonny,
This article - shared by Jane J at the beginning of the week - has some stats on one MOOC offered in the UK called eLearning and Digital Cultures. I was one of the people who signed up but didn't finish the course...I had a lofty (unrealistic) idea to take OLTD503 and this MOOC while working full time. Suffice to say I didn't complete the MOOC. However, I did follow some of the discussion on Twitter and read a few articles and gave some thought to the assignments. I was able to connect some of the discussion to what we were learning in OLTD and while I didn't receive any recognition for my (small) efforts, I learned from the experience and was inspired by my "insider" observations. Despite not completing the course and not being fully engaged with what was going on, I was struck by the sense of connection students expressed through the Twitter discussion, and even felt a loose connection to this global community when I added my location to the group-generated map of student locations.
Cheers,
Laura
Article: How was it? The UK's first MOOC assessed
My response:
Hey Sonny,
This article - shared by Jane J at the beginning of the week - has some stats on one MOOC offered in the UK called eLearning and Digital Cultures. I was one of the people who signed up but didn't finish the course...I had a lofty (unrealistic) idea to take OLTD503 and this MOOC while working full time. Suffice to say I didn't complete the MOOC. However, I did follow some of the discussion on Twitter and read a few articles and gave some thought to the assignments. I was able to connect some of the discussion to what we were learning in OLTD and while I didn't receive any recognition for my (small) efforts, I learned from the experience and was inspired by my "insider" observations. Despite not completing the course and not being fully engaged with what was going on, I was struck by the sense of connection students expressed through the Twitter discussion, and even felt a loose connection to this global community when I added my location to the group-generated map of student locations.
Cheers,
Laura
Article: How was it? The UK's first MOOC assessed