Comments on: Session Proposal: The MOOC Experience

By: libraries2013

libraries2013 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:01:47 +0000

Kate Kosturski‘s notes:
www.evernote.com/pub/kateycp2k/thatcamplibraries2013#b=c74a063f-b3e7-42bb-b6a1-4e5cc28f1ad9&st=p&n=f6510f78-5b9d-4dd7-bf1e-e07628c7aaed

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:54:17 +0000

I’m also looking to tie in the “don’t let this happen to you” aspect since Coursera recently shut one of their courses down since it grew into an out of control mess: www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/05/mooc_meltdown_coursera_course_on_fundamentals_of_online_education_ends_in.html

By: Amanda Rust

Amanda Rust — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:49:02 +0000

The perils of typing on an iPad — hit post too soon. I meant to finish with: this should be a fruitful topic! MOOCs tie into a lot of interesting discussions of teaching and learning, course design, and public humanities.

By: Amanda Rust

Amanda Rust — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:46:03 +0000

There was also some interesting discussion at the recent Modern Language Association convention in Boston about if / how MOOCs get sort of lumped in with Digital Humanities, even though many folks in DH might have a relatively wary and critical view of MOOCs. (This should be a fruitful topic!)

By: Julia Hayton

Julia Hayton — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:35:46 +0000

I’m also very interested in MOOCs, and how librarians and libraries can participate, and I’m also taking E-Learning and Digital Cultures.

7. How can colleges and universities fold MOOCs into their own curricula, and what role could librarians and professors play in this process?

8. How can people interested in or working with MOOCs “curate” MOOCs? What criteria could be used to evaluate MOOCs, and how could student evaluations be structured? (This would be necessary for colleges and universities making MOOCs part of their courses, and it would be a challenge to fit the evaluation of a MOOC into most existing course evaluation systems.

9. How can public libraries take advantage of MOOCs? Could public librarians offer assistance with MOOCs and organize students taking MOOCs, similarly to how public libraries facilitate continuing education?

~~10. How many times do you have to type MOOC before it stops looking like a word?~~

I’m really looking forward to this discussion.

By: libraries2013

libraries2013 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:33:31 +0000

Very interested in this relevant and timely topic. I’ll be taking E-Learning and Digital Cultures too, looking forward to sharing about the experience.

By: Kate Kosturski

Kate Kosturski — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:35:11 +0000

There’s some discussion around question #5, particularly how it could be a source of revenue for Coursera. See: www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/education/massive-open-online-courses-prove-popular-if-not-lucrative-yet.html

By: Sarah Becker

Sarah Becker — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:32:05 +0000

5. Can students receive credit for MOOCs? Will they complete a non-credit course?

6. Will libraries sponsor MOOCs for library and technology training?

Thanks for the proposal, Kate.