Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. This presentation slides explains the different MOOCs platforms and its pedagogical practices.

1. Road to MOOCs
Online Courses for Higher Education
K.THIYAGU, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod
Orientation – MOOCs

2. Agenda
• Startup
• MOOC
• SWAYAM
• SWAYAM - Pedagogy
• Platforms
• Concluding Remarks
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3. Why
MOOC?

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5. No Generation Gap…!

6. Old Crow Modern Crow
UDATE YOURSELF
IT SAVES LOT OF EXTRA EFFORT

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9. MOOC
MOOP

11. Education
4.0

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13. Online Education @ Edinburgh
Online
&
On-campus
=
‘e-learning’
Online
&
Off-campus
=
ODL
Online
&
No-Campus
=
MOOCs, OER
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16. Massive - Enrolment Numbers
Open - No Mandatory qualifications
Online - Fully
Course - Structured
is an online course aimed at unlimited
participation and open access via the web.
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17. The basic philosophy of
MOOCs is 3A’s
i.e.,
Anytime,
Anyone,
Anywhere.
MOOC (Massive Open
Online Courses) is a New
Paradigm of Education
for
anyone,
anywhere,
anytime.
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18. Letter Expansion Meaning
M
Massive An online course designed for large number of participants
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19. Letter Expansion Meaning
O
Open Course can be accessed by (almost) anyone anywhere
Open as in freedom of place, pace and time
Open to everyone without entry qualifications
Course can be completed for free
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20. Letter Expansion Meaning
O
Online All aspects of course are delivered Online
(Complete Course ONLINE)
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21. Letter Expansion Meaning
C
Course The course offers a full course experience including
• Educational Content
• Facilitation Interaction among peers
• Activities/Tasks, Tests, including feedback
• Some kind of (non formal) recognition options
• A Study Guide / syllabus
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23. Categories of MOOCs
Believe in the
conventional approach
where the courses are
well-structured
with pre-selected
reading and reference
materials.
xMOOCS
xMOOCS Allow for dynamic
development of study
material.
No pre-planned set of
reading materials and
courseware,
Material will be
developed through
online discussions and
collaborations among
learners taking the
course across the globe.
cMOOCS
cMOOCS
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24. SWAYAM
Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds

25. Four Quadrant Approach
Quadrant-II
e-content
(e-Books or Glossary, Case Study, FAQ,
Transcriptions of Video Lectures &
Study Materials)
Quadrant-I
e-Tutorial
(Video and Audio content, Animations,
Simulations, Virtual Labs)
Quadrant-III
Discussion Forum
(Discussion of doubts, opinions and
comments with course-coordinators
and others)
Quadrant-IV
Self-assessment
(Multiple Choice Questions, Problems,
Quizzes, Assignments and Solutions)
Quadrant
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27. SWAYAM
Nine
National
Coordinators
AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international
courses
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
UGC (University Grants Commission) for non technical post-graduation education
CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for under-graduate education
NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school education
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for Teacher
Training programme
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28. Stake-holders
Role & Responsibilities
Learners
Learners Roles
and
Responsibilities
Learners Roles
and
Responsibilities
Enroll the
Course
Enroll the
Course
Study the
Course
Content
Study the
Course
Content
Interact with
Teachers
Interact with
Teachers
Attempt
Assignment
Attempt
Assignment
Appear
Exam
Appear
Exam
Get
Certificate /
Credit
Get
Certificate /
Credit
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29. Facilitator
Stake-holders
Role & Responsibilities
Teachers Roles
and
Responsibilities
Teachers Roles
and
Responsibilities
Create
Course
Create
Course
Create
Content
Create
Content
Call far the
course
Call far the
course
Start the
Course &
Content
Hosting
Start the
Course &
Content
Hosting
Assist
Learners
Assist
Learners
Exam
Exam
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30. Some of the Better-Known MOOCs
•Started by two Stanford professors (Daphne
Koller and Andrew Ng).
•(As of January 2013, more than 200 courses
will be offered.)
Coursera
•Began as a partnership of Harvard and MIT and, as
of December 2012, had expanded to include the
University of California at Berkeley, the University
of Texas System, Wellesley College, and
Georgetown University.
•It will be offering 15 courses in Spring 2013.
edx
•Started by Stanford Professor Sebastian Thrun
with Mike Sokolsky and David Stavens, and then
joined by University of Virginia Professor David
Evans.
•It is offering about 20 courses in Spring 2013.
Udacity
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31. MOOCs
Advantages
Sharing ideas
& knowledge
Improves
cross cultural
a
relationship
Enhances
active
learning
Encourages
flipping the
classroom
Knowledge
sharing in
Discussion
Forum
No exam
fever
Peer
evaluation
Self paced
learning
Earn from
world class
universities
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32. MOOCs
Demerits
No real-time
questioning
No physical
hands-on
practical
exposures
No effective
assessment
Gradually
kill the
care,
empathy
and respect
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34. MOOCs
Major Platforms
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35. Coursera / United States
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36. edX / United States
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37. Udemy / United States
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38. Udacity / United States
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39. Canvas / United States
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40. Kadenze / United States
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41. Standford / United States
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42. Future Learn / United Kingdom
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43. SWAYAM / India
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44. NPTEL / India
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45. iversity / French
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46. Cognitive Class
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47. Khan Academy /
United States
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48. EduOpen / Italy
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49. ThaiMOOC / Thailand
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50. Complexity Explorer /
United States
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51. XuetangX / China
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52. Chinese University
MOOC / China
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53. Edraak (Arabic) / Jordan
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54. eWant / Taiwan
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55. OpenHPI / Germany
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56. Gacco / Japan
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57. Fisdom / Japan
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58. OpenLearning / Japan
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59. JMOOC / Japan
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60. Open Education / Russia
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61. K-MOOC / Korea
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62. IndonesiaX / Indonesia
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63. Prometheus / Ukraine
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64. MOOC List

65. Acknowledgement
Machine
• MOOCs Platforms
• PPT
• Google Meet
• YouTube Livestream

66. Thank you
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Road to MOOCs
Online Courses for Higher Education
K.THIYAGU, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod