This document discusses the MESI MOOC Initiative from the Institute of Computer Technologies. It summarizes discussions from the ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN conference on December 4-6, 2013 regarding challenges in higher education and strategies for MOOCs. Key topics included rethinking higher education in an open context, content design, assessment and sustainability of MOOCs. The document also provides statistics on users of the MESI learning management system and lists several courses offered on the platform.

1. Institute of
Computer
Technologies
MESI MOOC INITIATIVE
“Innovation is a change which creates a new
dimension of performance” Peter Drucker
Maria Pannatier, PhD,
Head of the Chair of ICTs in Education
ICT MESI
www.mesi.ru
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN Dec 46, 2013

2. Re-thinking
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Challengers of HE in open context
Strategy and resources
Content design
Assessment, learning analytics and
sustainability provision
• Development perspectives
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4. New formats of collaboration
New types of resources
Web 2.0
New groups of users
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7. Challengers: why MOOCs?
• Open access to higher education
• Commercial institutions selling open
degrees “disruptive innovation”
• Explicit demonstration of the value
universities add
• Opening for quality assurance
OECD State of Higher Education 2013 www.oecd.org/edu/imhe
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Dec 4-6, 2013

8. Dilemmas: choosing a strategy
• Attitude to open and distant education and
resources. Learning culture. Target
audience
• Government Policy and Finance
• Business model
• Digitalization vs Pedagogical Issues
• What is open?
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9. OpenupEd EADTU Initiative
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Dec 4-6, 2013

10. The aims and features of the
project
• equity, quality and diversity of languages and learning
cultures
• collaborating on a quality brand of MOOCs
• set of values connected to the European online learning
tradition
• decentralized model for the operation of MOOCs
• not offering any LMS/CMS system for MOOCs
• quality label for MOOCs (‘OpenupEd label’) and
instruments for monitoring and research
• model of attracting new partners
http://www.thegoodmooc.com/2013/10/meet-standard-setters-interview-darcojansen.html
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11. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
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12. Elements of a unified MESI RESOURCES of MESI
information environment
ILC
KCS KM
Virtual Campus
sp.mesi.ru
DocsVision
Outlook
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14. Content design
Is it possible to make an excellent online
course?
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18. Open Learning Environment
Learning system
Model design
(learning materials
and instructions)
Learning Process
Teaching
Teaching
Expertize
Publishing in LMS
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Learning
Learning
Learning
System
Model

19. Course Design: learning through
meaningful interaction
•Learning Content
1. Precise
design
3. More lectures, less
support
•Learner
•Learners
2. Collaboration
•Teacher
4. Learning to
learn skills
• Learning Activities, Instructions and Processes
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20. Features common MOOCs
1. The course serves a large target group (Massive!)
2. The course combines the classical distance education openness
and the new digital openness. For example, open licensing (reuse –
remix – rework – redistribute), free online availability, open
accessibility), open programming, flexibility of pace, place and
time.
3. The course size will be expressed in ECs (European Credits) and
ideally varies between 1 and 5 EC
4. The course is learner-centred as opposed to teacher-centred
5. The learning materials should be ‘all-inclusive’ and high-quality
6. The learning materials should be multimedia
7. The set of courses will offer a spectrum of diversity
8. Courses offer a free learning network / community
9. Courses offer badges or paid-for certification
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23. Number of users on lms.mesi.ru
Country
Number of
users
(PT) Portugal
66
(RU) Russia
63
(BG) Bulgaria
30
(ES) Spain
23
(IT) Italy
24
(BR) Brasil
17
(GR) Greece
18
(GB) Great Britain
17
(DE) Germany
11
(LV) Latvia
Registered users:
448 unique users
10
(RO) Romania
9
(CA) Canada
6
(NL) the Netherlands
Other countries: 1-5
students.
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24. Name of the course
Number
of
students
Course description
Number of
academic hours
(weeks)
Fundamentals of
Economics
108
This course is an introduction to Economics, fundamentals of micro- and
macroeconomics. The course is premaster level, aimed to help future master students
(especially for students with non-economics Bachelor degree) to receive needed
knowledge in the area of Economics.
70 (8)
Taxes and Taxation in
Russia
36
This course is a master level program aimed at providing a fundamental understanding
of the underlying framework, basic principles and concepts of taxation in Russia.
Students will get broad exposure to the tax payment procedures and the hierarchy of
various tax law sources. Assignments will develop an ability to identify tax planning
opportunities and understand the role taxation plays in economic decision making.
Students will enhance their communication and teamwork skills through forum
discussions on the critical issues of tax policy.
20 (4)
Business Russian
55
The course is designed for students with an initial level of language training. The
purpose of the course is to give an idea about the features of Russian business
communication, to teach basic techniques of dialogues, to give an idea about the
etiquette of business communication and business writing, to introduce the vocabulary
of topic groups "Business", "Economy", "Management". The course also gives the
specific features of the national behavior in formal and informal surroundings.
72 (24 )
Let us Speak Russian!
38
The course focuses on the development of the necessary communication skills in
different situations, taking into account the stylistic features of Modern Spoken Russian
in the development of adequate mechanisms of perception - from household to
academic. The goal of the course is to correct and develop speech and language skills,
improving skills in speech, expanding cultural competence of students.
72 (24)
Basics of Distance
Education
37
The course is a core course of various Master degree educational programmes on
Education, Educational Technologies, ICTs in Education, Applied Informatics in
Education. It can be useful for LLP programmes in ICTs in Education, Distance
Education and Instructional Design as well. The course gives both theoretical and
practical knowledge on distance learning systems, outlines legal basis for DE in different
countries, analyses experiences and practices of DE around the world at different
educational levels and subject areas, presents the main principles and model of DE and
specifies the potential of ICTs and web 2.0 in education.
100 (7)
ICT competence
(elementary, advanced,
professional)
35
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN Dec and
The course is aimed at ICT competence assessment 4- development for various
working specialists with ICTs competence application at a Bachelor Level. The course
6, 2013
presents a system of smart tests at elementary, advanced and professional level in the
20 (3)

25. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
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26. Conclusions: lessons learnt
• Content, process and result
• Awareness of necessity to mooc
• Constant cooperation and dialogue with
the audience, learning analytics tool
• Course design and expertise
• Motivating and supporting the staff
• Cooperation in developing MOOC
• Start acting
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27. Questions for discussion:
• the role of a university as a platform for joint
MOOC creation, cooperation
• the choice of MOOC strategy and platforms,
• methodology of MOOC content creation,
• the factors motivating authors engagement in
the project,
• licensing and copyright issues,
• MOOC sustainability and process support.
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28. eng.mesi.ru/icde2014
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29. Thank you!
We are open to cooperation….
mtatarinova@mesi.ru
lms.mesi.ru
rc-dl.ru
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
Dec 4-6, 2013