The Making of a MOOC: Reflections from the Journey!

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Marks, Leah, Meek, Sarah E. M., Huser, Camille and Blakemore, Louise (2014) The Making of a MOOC: Reflections from the Journey! In: 7th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, 2014-04-10.

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Abstract

The Making of a MOOC': Any relevance to "normal" learning and teaching? MOOCs (massive open online courses) are a hugely topical area of educational policy and practice. The University of Glasgow is developing two new courses in partnership with FutureLearn, a free, open, online platform for courses from multiple UK and international universities. The university will initially offer two courses, one from the School of Medicine and one from the School of Law, beginning in May/June 2014.'Cancer in the 21st Century: The Genomic Revolution' has been developed by the School of Medicine in collaboration with the Institute of Cancer Sciences. In this presentation we will provide an introduction to MOOCs and reflect on our own experiences in the development of the cancer genetics MOOC over the past year. Specific areas of potential relevance to traditional course design such as student retention, student engagement, peer-assisted learning and peer review will be considered. We will review our approach to course design and discuss how factors such as online accessibility, the size of the student cohort, and the varying levels of background knowledge amongst students have influenced our decision making process. The design of the student surveys for the course and how the data generated will impact our model of sustainability for the MOOC in future academic sessions will also be discussed.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Related URLs:	http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/151978/
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2021 23:43
Last Modified:	25 Aug 2022 11:11
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81172
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