Running a MOOC on Moodle - Brian Mulligan, Gavin Henrick, Brian Coll, John Donovan Presented at Moodlemoot Edinburgh 2014 www.moodlemoot.ie/

1. Running a MOOC on Moodle
Brian Coll, John Donovan, Brian Mulligan
Gavin Henrick (Learning Technology Services)

2. 2
Lean Sigma Quality MOOC

4. Twitter Mentions

5. Twitter Mentions

6. Press and Radio Coverage

7. 7
MOOC Registrations by Geography

8. Phil Hill, 2012
MOOC – Barriers to Overcome
http://mfeldstein.com/four-barriers-that-moocs-must-overcome-to-become-sustainable-model/

9. Typical MOOC
Completion Rates
http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html

10. http://i2.wp.com/mfeldstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/studentPatternsInMoocs2.jpg

11. IT Sligo MOOC Completion 31%
Conversion Rate: 57%

12. IT Sligo Moodle Login Page

13. IT Sligo MOOC Login Page

14. IT Sligo Typical Moodle Course Page

15. IT Sligo MOOC Course Page

16. IT Sligo Week 0

17. IT Sligo Week 1

18. Week 1 Discussion Forum

19. General Discussion Forum

20. General Discussion Forum
Participant Feedback

21. End of Course Survey

22. Future MOOC Questions
• Under Conclusions/Recommendations you might consider the following
questions, created by WCET, which serves as a conversation starter for
Institute management re future MOOC development?
a. Why does the institution want to offer a MOOC?
b. How does a MOOC fit into the strategic plan?
c. What problem is being solved by offering this MOOC?
d. What theory underpins the institution’s MOOC strategy?
e. Will MOOCs be delivered out of academic departments or another
division of the institution?
f. What does it mean to be “open”?
g. What does “massive” mean in our context?
h. Are MOOCs at this institution going to be free?
i. If free, how much can the institution invest?
j. If not free, how much are we going to charge? Why?
k. Who will receive the revenue for what is charged?

23. Coll.brian@itsligo.ie
Brian Coll,
Lecturer, Engineering & Quality
Institute of Technology Sligo
Thank You!
Any Questions?