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MOOCs: Reshaping Education

MOOCs: Reshaping Education. Professor Jenny Hamilton, Director, Undergraduate Laws Programme Patricia McKellar, Associate Director, Undergraduate Laws Programme Law and the Internet Conference, Jersey, 2013. University of London MOOC.

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MOOCs: Reshaping Education

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  1. MOOCs: Reshaping Education Professor Jenny Hamilton, Director, Undergraduate Laws Programme Patricia McKellar, Associate Director, Undergraduate Laws Programme Law and the Internet Conference, Jersey, 2013

  2. University of London MOOC • One of 4 courses • Second UK University to deliver MOOCs • Why? - Fits with University mission to widen access - observation of platforms which deliver scalable HE - learning opportunity - marketing through ‘tasters’ - promotes brand as high quality online courses -

  3. Why did Laws deliver a MOOC? • Biggest programme in UoL • Consider alternative delivery methods • Need to embrace pedagogical innovation • On a ‘massive’ scale • Not restricted by regulatory framework • Curiosity- who would be attracted to the course? Would it expand access? Would be attract more students?

  4. Standard VLE format • Possibility to vary menus • Customisation • Clean, clear interface • Easy access to components • Interactivity

  5. Coursera

  6. Assessment and Certification • Formative assessment • Summative assessment • Peer assessment • Certificate of Completion

  7. Active users Active students are classified as unique uses who viewed or downloaded a lecture, attempted a quiz, registered after the MOOC start date and/or posted on the MOOC forums.

  8. Conversion rates Comparing active users to the total registrations Conversion rate: 35%

  9. Completion rates Comparing week 1 active users to the completion rates Completion rate: 18%

  10. Survey Respondents Statistics

  11. Geographical distribution

  12. Gender distribution

  13. Age distribution

  14. How many Coursera courses have you taken?

  15. How easy was it to navigate your way round the course pages?

  16. Survey 1: Getting to know you

  17. Why did you enrol in this course?

  18. Respondents highest level of educational achievement

  19. Employment distribution of respondents

  20. Time spent on course per week

  21. How would you rate the course workload?

  22. Course difficulty

  23. How would you rate the Course Videos?

  24. Satisfaction of Course Videos “…Video lectures were excellent they allowed me to take my time in understanding the content and take notes, recap or restart the videos as I needed. The weekly quiz helped me focus the video lecture knowledge…” “…I could review the lectures easily through the videos and the books really help me understand the more complex topics…” "I liked the way the course was presented. Perhaps, you should provide subtitles for your videos. It would be convenient for people who are not advanced in English." “…I really enjoyed the videos. I thought I would like the readings more, but I found I got a lot out of the videos. I thought they were the right length and I could understand the content clearly... I would like to see the course continue to be self contained in that if a person watches the videos, does the readings, completes the practice tests then they should be able to do the final assessment…”

  25. How would you rate the Discussion Forums?

  26. Satisfaction of Discussion Forms "Concerns raised by students in the discussion forum were addressed very promptly. This certainly improved the course experience...I also like the idea of having the professor answer students' questions as they came up during the course." “Is there any way to keep discussion forums more on topic?” “Discussion forums were good too, because through the forum I could see the opinion of other people and to change mine, which is really important for me. Forums helped me to widen my views about the topic.” “The University of London did a startlingly exceptional job of engaging online students through the discussion forums and with special live programming (which was placed online afterward, which I very much appreciated). I am taking two undergraduate degrees at the moment in a bricks-and-mortar institution (as a mature student after a long and illustrious career as a technical professional), and I found more engagement in this free online course than I have in some of my physical classes. It is all about attitude”

  27. Understanding of the Subject Matter

  28. Course technical ease ‘The course ran smoothly, with few technical difficulties’

  29. How would you rate your overall experience?

  30. Likeliness to take another course by UoL

  31. Likeliness to recommend the course to a friend

  32. This course is applicable to my current or potential career.

  33. Careers feedback “Wish Coursera had been around 20 years ago for me and my 6 children. Certainly gives a good feel for a subject and could be very useful in choosing a young person's career focus…” “I studied Law in Spain and I'm now working as a civil servant for the Regional Administration for more than 20 years, all the lectures are helping me to understand the peculiarities of the UK Legal System and the idiosyncratic role in its politics, above all the one related to the EU legislation and the way both can coexist and the rules by which they interact.” “Clarity of explanations, useful topic for my job.”

  34. Lessons we are learning • Time pressure • Costs • Top level buy in • Academic input: Creation and delivery • Technological knowledge required • Content creation: Seamless front end/quality of video • Restrictions of platform

  35. What did we achieve? • Test the platform • Test innovative pedagogies • Transfer knowledge to our own courses • Repurpose the resources • Marketing?

  36. Comment on Forum re Why do UoL law degree? • First, the U of L LLB is a distance learning degree.  As such, I will be able to satisfy my considerable interest in the law without, ostensibly, leaving my house.  • Second, the cost is roughly 1/10th of what it would cost me to undertake a JD at my local university.  • Third, I am not in a position to undertake a JD program on a full-time basis.  (There are no evening programs within a 60-mile radius of my home.)  • Fourth, I desire to learn not only substantive (black letter) law, but also study the topics therein through a socio-legal lens.  • Fifth, my wife and I desire to, one day, reside in the UK.  Hence, I would be completing the program with an eye toward, ultimately, re-training as a solicitor.  (The U of L LLB is a "qualifying law degree" in England and Wales.)  • Finally, I already possess U.S. Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Consequently, adding additional, substantial debt to my existing debt load (as I would by undertaking a JD program) is an unpalatable notion, at best.   

  37. Comment on Forum re asking for more courses I support you fully!  This course is by far the most enjoyable Coursera course I have done.  Due to my busy work schedule, I have not been able to complete other courses I attempted previously by the schools in America with Coursera.  It was for the first time I was able to complete a Coursera course.  Also, it was for the first time, I felt that the course's structure was meant to treat me the student like an adult.  Previous courses had those weekly quizzes with very limited hard deadlines making me not able to complete the courses due to my hectic work days.  In previous courses, I felt like I was being pampered with weekly quizzes, most of them were due at the end of the same week in question.  Yes, lets ask the University of London to do more courses.  I will sign up right away.  David, you echoed the same feelings I have about the university's teaching strategies.  I am very satisfied with this course. I recommend this school to anyone who wants to learn.

  38. The Future- is this a business model? • Certification • Secure assessments • Employee recruitment • Applicant screening • Tutorial support/assignment marking • Selling the MOOC platform to enterprises to • use in own training • Sponsorship

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