1. Dr Jo-Anne Murray Director of Postgraduate (Taught) and E-learning Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies University of Edinburgh Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

2. Massive: Thousands of participants MOOCs

3. Open: Anyone can join MOOCs

4. Online: Coursera VLE MOOCs

5. Courses: Variable duration Usually 5 to 10 weeks MOOCs

6. Based on: Building Connections; Collaborations; Sharing Resources Little/no tutor input

7. MOOCs Designed for flexibility -Time -Location -Completion -Entry requirements -Assessment -Subject choice

8. Edinburgh MOOCs Over 309,000 registrations Most courses ran 5 weeks Over 123,000 accessed course sites

9. Equine Nutrition MOOC Over 24,000 registrations

10. Equine Nutrition MOOC

12. 3 teaching assistants

13. Equine Nutrition MOOC

14. Over 98,000 quiz submissions Assessment -Weekly quizzes (10 questions) -Final quiz (50 questions)

15. Equine Nutrition MOOC Course activity -19,000 active students (76 %) -5,600 active until the end (30 %) -92 % not taken a MOOC before Surveyed participants on: -Demographics -Overall MOOC experience -Expectations of the course -Engagement with the course -Suitability of the learning materials -Interactions on the course

16. Equine Nutrition MOOC Demographics -Over 4,000 responses -92 % had not taken a MOOC before

17. Equine Nutrition MOOC

18. Expectations of the course

19. Equine Nutrition MOOC Expectations of the course

20. Equine Nutrition MOOC Expectations of the course

21. Equine Nutrition MOOC Engagement with the course

22. Equine Nutrition MOOC Engagement with the course

23. Equine Nutrition MOOC Engagement with the course

24. Equine Nutrition MOOC Engagement with the course

25. Equine Nutrition MOOC Learning materials

26. Equine Nutrition MOOC Learning materials

27. Equine Nutrition MOOC Interactivity

28. Equine Nutrition MOOC Interactivity Tutor experiences: Expectation of tutor support Time consuming Difficult to step back Different type of students Fun honestly!

29. Equine Nutrition MOOC Benefits -Well received -Raised profile of PG courses -Widened participation -Knowledge dissemination -Research Lessons learned -Set expectations at start -Keep materials concise -Short video lectures -Step back from discussions boards -State etiquette on boards at start

30. Edinburgh MOOCs Lessons learned for teaching in general -Quality online materials – just in time learning -Flexible learning -Re-usable learning resources -Induction period Virtual Lectures

31. Interactivity Virtual Classroom Edinburgh MOOCs

32. Interactivity Skype Discussion Boards Edinburgh MOOCs

33. Interactivity Edinburgh MOOCs

34. Conclusion: Careful construction Quality learning materials Quality interaction Community building Edinburgh MOOCs

35. Thank you for listening Edinburgh MOOCs