MOOC PROGRAMS

This Pearltree (PT) was created to track the development and implementation of MOOC programs through the U.S. We can see already that MOOCs are beginning to differientate themselves in terms of their theoretical underpinnings to serve a variety of audiences.

What are the differences? Another key issue is funding & support for MOOCs: they began as free, open, non-credit courses, but some have begun to develop financial relationships with university systems <--as in California? Must check this--> selling their services and allowing students in the system to earn credit hours. This brings up another issue: the credit hour versus competency based learning. Will MOOCs become just another credit hour program? Or will they become a force that recognizes and supports competency based learning? At this point, then, we have 4 issues to address: 1) growth of MOOCs; 2) pedagogical/andragogical foundations; 3) financial support; & 4) their role - if any - in the credit hour versus competency debate.

Together, we can create a powerful analysis of the role of MOOCs in higher education today. What does the team think?

Introduction to Programming. Major Players in the MOOC Universe - The Digital Campus 2013. Utah State OpenCourseWare — Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare. Coursera. About OCW. Notre Dame OpenCourseWare.

Index - Tufts OpenCourseWare. JHSPH OCW. Open Yale Courses. The UMass Boston OpenCourseWare — University of Massachusetts Boston.