Learning and the MOOC: Resources
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative MOOC Resource List
URL for this list: http://tinyurl.com/elimooc
For more information, contact Veronica Diaz at vdiaz@educause.edu
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ELI Resources
TCC 2014 Presentation: How Online Innovations are Transforming Learning
MOOC Planning: 50 Plus Questions to Answer, EDUCAUSE CIO Discussion List, Google Doc compilation of MOOC-related questions for institutional discussion
A Compendium of MOOC Perspectives, Research, and Resources (Nov 2013): http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/compendium-mooc-perspectives-research-and-resources
7 Things You Should Know About MOOCs II (2013): http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-moocs-ii
7 Things You Should Know About MOOCs (2011): http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-moocs
2013 Horizon Report: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/2013-horizon-report
EDUCAUSE MOOC Resources: http://www.educause.edu/library/massive-open-online-course-mooc
ELI 2013 Online Spring Focus Session 2013: Learning and the MOOC (full proceedings open to the public): http://www.educause.edu/eli/events/eli-online-spring-focus-session
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Books, Websites, Journals, and Reports
Completion Rates Aren’t the Best Way to Judge MOOCs, Researchers Say, Wired (January 2014): http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/completion-rates-arent-the-best-way-to-judge-moocs-researchers-say/49721?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
MOOC Research Initiative (MRI): http://www.moocresearch.com/blog
A site that compiles and offers reviews for MOOCS: http://www.knollop.com/
Comparison of UofT Online/Enhanced Degree Courses and MOOCs at UToronto, Feb 2013: http://onlinelearning.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MOOC-FAQs-Feb-20131.pdf
The Dark Side of MOOCs Infographic: http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2013/02/18/the-dark-side-of-moocs/
University of Toronto Open Course Development Site (includes great resources on MOOC course development, planning and design guidelines, FAQs, etc.): http://www.ocw.utoronto.ca/open-course-development/
UMD University Senate MOOC Review Charter: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ETwnbZ914bTkluVHJ4ZmtQa2M/edit?usp=sharing
The Conversation: MOOC: http://theconversation.com/topics/massive-open-online-courses
The MOOC Guide (Downes): https://sites.google.com/site/themoocguide/
2013 Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the US (see MOOC data section): http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/changingcourse.pdf
MOOC Research (Gates funded): http://www.moocresearch.com/
The research that MOOCs need: http://www.veletsianos.com/2013/06/05/the-research-that-moocs-need/
EDUCAUSE Research in eLearning (Grajek, S.) July 2013: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/how-technology-can-transform-pedagogy
Tools
Assess Your Institution’s Progress in E-Learning (ECAR, 2013): https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1298256/E-Learning-Maturity-Index
Mooctivity (a social network and search engine to connect with students around the world and find online courses from institutions): http://www.mooctivity.com/
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Articles
How widely used are MOOC Forums (July 2013): https://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpol/cgi-bin/wordpress/?p=399
MOOC Completion Rates: The Data: http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html
MOOCs on the Move from Colleges to Companies (July 2013): http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/07/moocs-on-the-move-from-colleges-to-companies/
ACE’s First Review of MOOCs for Academic Credit (July 2013): http://wcetblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/ace-review-moocs-for-credit/
Coursera raises another $43 million (NYT, July 2013): http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/coursera-an-online-education-company-raises-another-43-million/
What professors can learn from hard core MOOC students (May 2013): http://chronicle.com/article/What-Professors-Can-Learn-From/139367/
MOOCs as Courseware: Coursera’s Big Announcement in Context (May 2013): http://mfeldstein.com/mooc-as-courseware-courseras-big-announcement-in-context/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mfeldstein%2Ffeed+%28e-Literate%29
MOOCs Beyond Professional Development: Coursera’s Big Announcement in Context (June 2013): http://mfeldstein.com/moocs-beyond-professional-development-courseras-big-announcement-in-context/
Are MOOCs Really the Future of the University, Davidson, May 2013: https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-05-21-opinion-are-moocs-really-the-future-of-the-university?utm_source=feedly
Coursera strikes huge online education deal with state university systems, May 2013: http://chronicle.com/article/In-Deals-With-10-Public/139533/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
In Deals With 10 Public Universities, Coursera Bids for Role in Credit Courses, May 2013: http://chronicle.com/article/In-Deals-With-10-Public/139533/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Georgia Tech, Udacity To Offer Master's Degree, 2013: https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-05-14-georgia-tech-udacity-to-offer-master-s-degree
MOOCs and the Quality Question, 2013, Ron Legon: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/04/25/moocs-do-not-represent-best-online-learning-essay
Learning and the MOOC, 2013, Gary Miller: http://blog.sloanconsortium.org/2013/05/01/guest-post-gary-miller-making-the-most-of-moocs/
How Online Education Saves Everyone Money: http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/how-online-education-saves-everyone-money-20130425
Understanding the MOOC Trend, 2012: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/engage/files/2012/12/Understanding-the-MOOC-Trend.pdf
CSU to Expand MOOC Experiment: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/california-state-u-system-will-expand-mooc-experiment/43361
State of the Profession: Much Ado about MOOCs, Martin D. Snyder, Dec2012: http://www.aaup.org/article/state-profession-much-ado-about-moocs#.UUiS1xkrO2w
Triangulating MOOCs: Mapping Your Strategy for Massive Open Online Courses: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ETwnbZ914bWjh6cVBlVU9vWW8/edit?usp=sharing
Accepting Credits for MOOCs: Good for Students, Good for Society: http://www.evolllution.com/distance_online_learning/accepting-credits-for-moocs-good-for-students-good-for-society/
Online courses add quality to education: http://nique.net/opinions/2012/10/05/online-courses-add-quality-to-education/
Minnesota Gives Coursera the Boot, Citing a Decades-Old Law: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/minnesota-gives-coursera-the-boot-citing-a-decades-old-law/40542
MOOC Learning Design: What does participatory design look like in open learning? http://michaelseangallagher.org/2012/05/02/mooc-learning-design-what-does-participatory-design-look-like-in-open-learning/
iBerry MOOC resource site: http://iberry.com/cms/mooc
Massive List of MOOC Resources, Lit and Literati: http://www.worldofwebcast.com/post/massive-list-of-mooc-resources-lit-and-literati
Distance Learning Has Been Around Since 1892, You Big MOOC: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/11/14/distance-learning-has-been-around-since-1892-you-big-mooc/
What Are ‘MOOCs’ and Why Are Education Leaders Interested in Them?: http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/11/What-Are-MOOCs-and-Why-Are-Education-Leaders-Interested-in-Them
MOOCs for Credit: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/29/coursera-strikes-mooc-licensing-deal-antioch-university
Online Courses Look for a Business Model, WSJ, 1/2013: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324339204578173421673664106.html
Sebastian Thrun: Udacity Announces For-Credit Course Pilot with San Jose State University: http://blog.udacity.com/2013/01/sebastian-thrun-udacity-announces-for.html
Roster of MOOCS
On MOOCs from an accreditation standpoint Judith Eaton
Further Evolution of MOOCs with Academic Partnerships and MOOC2Degree Launch: http://mfeldstein.com/further-evolution-of-moocs-with-academic-partnerships-and-mooc2credit-launch/
Learning Design for a 21st Century Curriculum MOOC: http://www.olds.ac.uk/
Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility (Sir John Daniel): http://academicpartnerships.com/docs/default-document-library/moocs.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Editorial: Massive Open Online Courses, a perspective paper by Sir John Daniel, Patrick McAndrew: http://jime.open.ac.uk/article/2012-17/pdf
MOOCs are really a platform (eLearnSpace): http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2012/07/25/moocs-are-really-a-platform/
Bioelectricity MOOC Report and Relaunch (Y. Belanger): http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2013/02/bioelectricity-relaunch-and-report/
Year of the MOOC: Rsp to NY Times, A Student-Made MOOC by Dan Ariely and me: http://hastac.org/blogs/cathy-davidson/2012/11/03/year-mooc-rsp-ny-times-student-made-mooc-dan-ariely-and-me
To MOOC or not to MOOC: http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/to-mooc-or-not-to-mooc/31721?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
ACE Intro to MOOC: https://sites.google.com/site/acemooc/
New Udacity Certificates: http://blog.udacity.com/2013/02/new-udacity-certificates.html
Making it Count: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/15/earning-college-credit-moocs-through-prior-learning-assessment
MOOC Completion Rates Infographic: http://www.wiredacademic.com/2013/03/infographic-mooc-completion-rates/
For Libraries, MOOCs Bring Uncertainty and Opportunity: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/for-libraries-moocs-bring-uncertainty-and-opportunity/43111?cid=wc
April 2013, A SIMPLE GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THE MOOC MUDDLE, Luke Dowden and Myk Garn: http://www.wcet.wiche.edu/wcet/docs/talking-points/WCETTalkingPoints-MOOCs-04-08-2013.pdf
AAUP Sees MOOCs as Spawning New Threats to Professors' Intellectual Property: http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Sees-MOOCs-as-Spawning/139743
Online Learning: Campus 2.0 (March 2013): http://www.nature.com/news/online-learning-campus-2-0-1.12590 and PDF
MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge (March 2013): http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/03-18.html
How Will MOOCs Make Money? (Insider Higher Ed, June 2012): http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/11/experts-speculate-possible-business-models-mooc-providers#ixzz2W8Vru6Ub
Massive Disruption: MOOCs in Higher Ed (June 2013): http://www.evolllution.com/distance_online_learning/massive-disruption-moocs-higher-education/
Blackboard announces new MOOC platform (July 2013): http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-announces-new-mooc-platform/44687
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ELI 2013 Focus Session Presentation-Related Content
e-Literate Blog MOOC postings (Feldstein and Hill): http://mfeldstein.com/the-most-thorough-summary-to-date-of-mooc-completion-rates/
ACE College Credit Recommendation Service (Cathy Sandeen): https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ETwnbZ914bbGlpS2Zsei1QSGM/edit?usp=sharing
MOOC Provider Panel: Coursera, Academic Partnerships, Instructure, edX
https://www.canvas.net
Chron Higher Ed article “The Professors Who Make the MOOCs”
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Professors-Behind-the-MOOC/137905/
Vanderbilt resource
Center for Teaching and Learning MOOC site
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/online-education/moocs/