Reposting from Bboard — all are welcome!
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The Technology and Learning discussion group (open to all University community members) will convene for a third meeting on Monday, March 18, 6:00pm-7:15pm in LSC 238 (the Forum/Faculty Dining Area), unless otherwise stated.
The theme of the evening’s discussion will be “all things MOOC.” Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were initially offered by faculty from Stanford and other prestigious universities as a way for their faculty to offer free courses online to tens of thousands of students at once. Since first offered through Stanford in 2011, faculty from many other institutions have begun offering MOOCs. The increasing popularity of MOOCs has caused a stir in higher education with arguments for and against their usefulness as an educational platform. We’re looking forward to a lively and informative discussion!
If you’d like to attend, please prepare for the discussion by reading/watching/browsing an article/video/website/etc of your choice that relates to MOOCs. Some suggestions if you don’t know where to start:
MOOC Hosting Sites:
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.udacity.com/
https://www.coursera.org/
History and General Articles About the “MOOC Revolution”:
What you Need to Know About MOOCs
The Year of the MOOC
Revolution Hits the Universities
Online Education (MOOCs)
Online Education Giant Gets Bigger
California to Give Web Courses a Big Trial
Big MOOCs on Campus
MOOCs for College Credit?
College Credits Eyed for Online Courses
MOOCs for Credit
MOOCs Take a Step Toward College Credit
Problems with and Arguments Against MOOCs:
MOOC Mess (MOOC course on building MOOC courses cancelled for technical issues)
The Real Digital Divide
Bandwidth Divide Could Bar Some from online Learning
Keeping an Eye on Online Test Takers
A New Era of Unfounded Hyperbole (MOOCs are Like Fancy Textbooks)
The Trouble with Online Education
Professor Leaves MOOC mid-Course in Dispute over Teaching
Misc
Universities Try MOOCs in Bid to Lure Successful Students to Online Programs
Replacing Live Lectures with Videos Increased Test Scores
In Colleges’ Rush to Try MOOCs, Faculty Are Not Always in the Conversation
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