Librarians, MOOCs, and Open Access Scholarly Resources ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Forrest Wright Thomson Reuters Scholarly and Scientific Research 8-November-2013

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Open to any student with internet access Taught by faculty from world-class institutions Video lectures with embedded quizzes Machine and peer-to-peer grading

MOOC Providers ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) University of Toronto IIT Bombay 72 Courses 445 Courses Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Tecnológico de Monterrey Columbia University University of Tokyo 28 Courses Former and current Stanford University faculty

MOOCs and the Future of Higher Ed ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Flipped Classroom” Approach Using MOOCs to deliver lecture content Free up classroom time Identifying Students across the World Using student performance to recruit Universities and Companies

Current Use of Scholarly Resources in MOOCs ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Coursera: Analysis of Algorithms. Taught by Robert Sedgewick EdX: The Study of Folklore. Taught by Juan Wang udy-folklore/1095 Coursera: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics. Taught by Wayne Whiteman 1) Links to proprietary resources 2) Links to faculty-sponsored resources 3) No resources required

MOOCs: Challenges for Librarians ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Bypassed Librarians Faculty determines scholarly resources to include Unenrolled Students Library service dependent on student status Do librarians have any role?

The Librarian Role ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Bringing scholarly resources to the MOOC platform Every year more documents from academic journals are made open-access

Open Access and the Librarian Opportunity ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Improve overall MOOC experience Low cost Mitigate copyright issues

How do Librarians Help Integrate these Resources in MOOCs? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Create Faculty Resource Guides Link to open-access journals and repositories Why is this journal a trusted, top source? Scope of journal coverage Appeal to faculty using/teaching MOOCs Improve overall course quality Open access education also needs scholarly resources

Resource Guides in Practice ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Vetting the Quality of an Open Access Journal Year Science EditionSocial Science Edition Open Access Journals Rate of change Non-Open Access Journals Rate of change Open Access Journals Rate of change Non-Open Access Journals Rate of change , , %7, % %2, % %7, % %2, % %7, % %2, % How many open-access journals in JCR™?

Resource Guides in Practice, cont. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Journal Resources International Journal of Economics and Finance Description: This peer-reviewed journal is published by the Canadian Center of Science and Education. The journal covers all areas of research in economics and finance, and the public can freely access articles dating back to The International Journal of Digital Accounting Research Description: This peer-reviewed journal is published jointly by the University of Huelva, AECA, and the University of Rutgers. Topics cover the intersection of accounting and information technology. Free articles date to 2001.

Resource Guides in Practice, cont. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Journal Resources Journal of Computing Description: This peer-review journal is published collaboratively by dozens of researchers at universities and government institutions. Topics cover all aspects of computer science, and free coverage dates to 2009.