The session is titled: Open Educational Resources and MOOC’s: Shifting Trends in Higher Education
The presentation can be viewed below, followed by additional resources for the participants.
Open Educational Resources
To learn more about Open Educational Resources
OER101: Locating, Creating, Licensing, and Using OER https://opensuny.coursesites.com/
This is an open enrollment “course” created for SUNY faculty and staff. It has drawn people from all over the world. To date over 700 people have enrolled. Think of it as a resource more than a course. There is no start or end date.
OER Handbook on WikiEducator http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one/Find
To learn more about Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/
Some places to find and/or store OER
- OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org
- Connexions http://cnx.org/
- MERLOT http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
- Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Saylor Foundation http://www.saylor.org/
- The OrangeGrove http://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/access/home.do
- Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
- OpenDOAR: The Directory of Open Access Repositories http://www.opendoar.org/
A rubric to help you evaluate OER http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=L9WC6X&sp=yes
MOOC - Massive Open Online Course
Listen to this Google Hangout with Carol Yeager and Betty Hurley-Dasgupta from Empire State College as they discuss their experiences with developing and offering c-MOOCs. They begin with an explanation of different types of MOOC’s.
http://youtu.be/a2pCl1Urjng
Connectivism and Connective Knowledge (CCK11)
This link is to the 2011 version of the first c-MOOC by Siemens and Downes. There are many links to readings on Connectivism. http://cck11.mooc.ca/week1.htm
DS106- Digital Storytelling
This is one of the most popular MOOC’s that has spurred a large community of practice. Project oriented course. http://ds106.us/
This article discusses the pedagogical differences between c-MOOC’s and x-MOOC’s
Rodriguez, C.O. (2012). MOOCs and the AI-Stanford like Courses: Two Successful and Distinct Course Formats for Massive Open Online Courses. European Journal of Open, Distance, and E-Learning. Retrieved from http://www.eurodl.org/?article=516
MOOC’s and the Quality Question by Ronald Legon, Executive Director of Quality Matters
This article focuses on x-MOOC’s
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/04/25/moocs-do-not-represent-best-online-learning-essay
x-MOOC Providers
Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
Udacity https://www.udacity.com/
edX https://www.edx.org/
