«Experiences from two hybrids postgraduates deegres using MOOCs. Unbundling higher education with internationalization». eMadrid seminar on «MOOCs as part of the future of digital learning» at UNED, as part of LWMOOCS Conference

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The experience of designing an edX’s
MicroMasters program to develop
or reinforce the digital competence
on teachers
Héctor R. Amado-Salvatierra
Universidad Galileo, Guatemala
hr_amado@galileo.edu

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MicroMasters Program eLearning:
“Crea actividades y contenidos para la enseñanza virtual”
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• It is a series of 4 courses,
deployed at edX platform.
• The main objective of this
program is to provide
teachers the necessary
training to do a correct
integration of technology in
their teaching fields.

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Courses Structure (1)
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Content:
Unit contents were designed with a learning by doing approach: theory, examples, exercises, practice and
producing.
Course Structure:
The MOOC has 5 lessons, and each lesson combines several video lectures, instructional activities, a
questionnaire at the end of the lesson, and academic support through different means, such as tutoring
sessions, forums, masterclass sessions and an eLearning community.

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Courses Structure (2)
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Video Lectures
Video tutorials
Screencast
Content presented by experts

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Courses Structure (3)
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MasterClass sessions
MasterClass Sessions are interactive events
hosted by experts of the courses who have extensive
teaching experience.
• 1 per lesson
• Hangouts on Air
• Each session lasts up to one hour,
• 15 minutes time for questions and answers
Activities
There are different type of learning activities
• Create and edit new content using cloud based tools.
• Share resources through forums.
• Interact and participate in communities and networks.

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Open community
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• To increase student engagement and motivation
• To share knowlege and information
• To provide the timely information needed to stay updated

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Conclusions
• Participation
– 3 Cohorts
– 27,192 Enrolled students (success rate 6%, 1,600
students completed the series)
– Popular countries: Colombia, México, Perú, Spain
• The open community is attracting more
students creating long-lasting relationships
with the participants
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