Extending the MOOC Footprint; Supporting Capacity Building in India
| dc.contributor.author | Wolfenden, Freda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cross, Simon | |
| dc.contributor.author | Henry, Fiona | |
| dc.coverage.placeName | India | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Asia | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-02T07:33:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-02T07:33:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper describes how we addressed the broader programme demands in the design and delivery of the TESS-India MOOC to attract over 10,000 registered participants and a completion rate of 51%. We draw on multiple sources of participant data to identify and examine features which stimulated a buzz around the MOOC and supported success in challenging contexts - many participants had little or no prior experience of online learning and a large number were based in rural areas without reliable internet access or power. Our analysis identifies features which contributed to successful participation; a focus on authentic activities in the learning design and assessment, appropriate use of technology, a three-way blended support model combining formal and informal interactions and the use of a pilot iteration of the MOOC to create local experts and champions who were then able to act as skilled facilitators in the large scale iteration of the MOOC. // Paper ID 245 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11599/2682 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM) | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) | en_US |
| dc.title | Extending the MOOC Footprint; Supporting Capacity Building in India | en_US |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |