MOOCs and OERs do not work Challenges for an effective implementation Prof. Dr. Daniel Burgos Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil. 19-23 Sep 2016

MOOCs and OERs do not work. Brief analysis They lack of a standardized quality, methodology, service provision or any other measure to guarantee an excellent learning process and high user performance MOOCs, and many other Open Educational Resources (OER), do not really think about the user, but about the author There are so few about professional or other useful competences An OER is born without any business analysis, a clue about sustainability and a clear strategy for actual integration within the Educational system

MOOCs and OERs do not work. Brief analysis We need to do more about OERs and MOOCs to improve their natural match with educational systems and methodologies, Administration policies, self-supported learning, needs from Society and the market, and personal goals towards improvement and career progress

Challenges for effective adoption of MOOCs Competence-based approach Course accreditation. Integration with the market Credit recognition. Integration with formal programmes Certified educational quality (e.g., Educational methodology) Monetization. Sustainability Technology access Open, proper licensing OUF coding system

Challenge #1. Competence-based approach So far: Content authoring seems opportunistic From now: Opportunistic is not bad, but not enough OER must shoot at the aim of the problem, and provide: Basic competences To a broader audience With a language-oriented support For specific, in-the-field needs

Challenge #2. Course accreditation. Integration with the market So far: A course is created. Maybe it is accredited afterwards From now: A OER comes with a business plan which involves a clear link or agreement about accreditation by a target agency, market, company, user association, or any other empowerment body

Challenge #3. Credit recognition. Integration with formal programmes So far: A course is created. There is agreement on credit recognition From now: A OER comes with signed agreement for credit recognition by a specific academic programme or educational institution or Administration body (e.g. for school teachers, for a Master)

Challenge #4. Certified educational quality (e. g Challenge #4. Certified educational quality (e.g., Educational methodology) So far: Free speech, free methodology, not-certified From now: A OER would benefit, and the OER community might encourage, a certification process to guarantee an optimum training methodology that improve the learning process

Challenge #5. Monetization. Sustainability So far: No business model, just based on good-willing & other resources From now: A business model is welcome. If based on private funding, or based on public support, or on individual-basis registration, all is fine, as long as the OER is sustainable along the time, and the service is provided properly to the user/customer/student

Challenge #6. Technology access So far: Quite broad and deep access to network and devices, Worldwide From now: Affordable and useful devices at home, School and university Fight against the planned obsolescence for working devices

Challenge #7. Open, proper licensing Free and open OER made with tax payers’ budget (e.g. public university) Free, but not necessarily open OER made with private funding, for public good, keeping the copyright Open, but not free OER made with private funding, for private re-use, sharing the copyright Not open, not free, but affordable OER made with private funding, and sensible, sustainable sharing (e.g., freemium, 3-layer access)

O = Open U = Universal F = Free Challenge #8. OUF coding system Open is not always Universal Universal is not always Free Free is not always good The OUF coding system for Educational Resources: O = Open U = Universal F = Free

Challenges for effective adoption of MOOCs Competence-based approach => Compulsory Course accreditation. Integration with the market => Compulsory Credit recognition. Integration with formal programs => Compulsory Certified educational quality => Welcome Monetization. Sustainability => Welcome Technology access => Improve-able Open, proper licensing => Improve-able OUF coding system => Just a proposal

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MOOCs and OERs do not work Challenges for an effective implementation Muito obrigado! Thanks! Gracias Prof. Dr. Daniel Burgos Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil. 19-23 Sep 2016