Massive Open Online Courses

Question 1

tools, concepts, innovations, and advancements utilized in diverse educational settings to serve varied education-related purposes.

Answer 1

emerging technologies

Question 2

A technology is still emerging if it is not yet a ________

Answer 2

“must-have.”

Question 3

5 characteristics of emerging technologies

Answer 3

1. Emerging technologies may or may not be new technologies.
2. Emerging technologies are evolving organisms that exist in a state of “coming into being.”
3. Emerging technologies go through hype cycles.
4. Emerging technologies satisfy two “not yet” criteria: not yet fully understood and not yet fully researched
5. Emerging technologies are potentially disruptive but their potential is mostly unfulfilled.

Question 4

Employing emerging technologies to further educational goals may necessitate the development of ___________to teaching, learning, assessment, and organization.

Answer 4

different theories, pedagogies, and approaches

Question 5

4 key characteristics of MOOCs

Answer 5

1. Massive
2. Open
3. Online
4. Courses

Question 6

There is technically no limit to MOOCs’ final size, because the cost of adding each extra participant is ____ for the institutions offering MOOCs.

Answer 6

nil

Question 7

At least for the initial MOOCs, access was free for participants, although an increasing number of MOOCs are charging a fee for assessment leading to a________ or other fees

Answer 7

badge or certificate

Question 8

There are no pre-requisites for participants other than access to a _______.

Answer 8

computer/mobile device and the Internet

Question 9

MOOCs are offered at least initially wholly online, but increasingly institutions are negotiating with the rights holders to use MOOC materials in a _________ for use on campus.

Answer 9

blended format

Question 10

In other words, the institution provides________for the MOOC materials through the use of campus-based instructors.

Answer 10

learner support

Question 11

One characteristic that distinguishes MOOCs from most other open educational resources is that they are organized into a ________.

Answer 11

whole course

Question 12

Although many MOOCs offer certificates or badges for successful completion of a course, to date these have not in most cases been __________ to universities or for advanced standing or credit, even (or especially) by the institutions offering the MOOCs

Answer 12

accepted for admission

Question 13

xMOOCs Are MOOCs based primarily on a strongly _________, information transmission model

Answer 13

behaviourist

Question 14

3 examples of Platforms where xMOOCs reside

Answer 14

Coursera, edX and FutureLearn

Question 15

the most common MOOC

Answer 15

xMOOCs

Question 16

Length of video lectures in xMOOCs

Answer 16

50 minutes

Question 17

Most xMOOC assignments are based on ________, computer-marked questions

Answer 17

multiple-choice

Question 18

moderation of individual comments by the instructor(s) offering the xMOOC is __________.

Answer 18

rarely possible

Question 19

the xMOOC platforms have the capacity to collect and analyse ______ about participants and their performance

Answer 19

‘big data’

Question 20

Platform used by cMOOCs

Answer 20

webcasts, participant blogs, tweets, software

Question 21

four key design principles for cMOOCs (Downes, 2014)

Answer 21

1. autonomy of the learner: although whoever organises the MOOC will usually choose a main topic and invite participants, there is no formal curriculum; participants decide what to discuss, what to read, and what they wish to contribute towards the topic;
2. diversity: in the tools used, the range of participants, their knowledge levels, and the varied content;
3. interactivity: in terms of co-operative learning, communication between participants, resulting in ’emergent’ knowledge
4. openness: in terms of access, content, activities and assessment.

Question 22

4 key design practices in cMOOCs

Answer 22

1. use of social media: Partly because most cMOOCs are not institutionally based or supported, they do not at present use a shared platform or platforms but are more loosely supported by a range of openly accessible ‘connected’ tools and media.
2. participant-driven content: In principle, other than a common topic that may be decided by someone wanting to organise a cMOOC, content is decided upon and contributed by the participants themselves.
3. distributed communication: This is probably the most difficult design practice to understand for those not familiar with cMOOCs – and even for those who have participated.
4. assessment: There is no formal assessment, although participants may seek feedback from other, more knowledgeable participants, on an informal basis.

Question 23

MOOCs are a tool for_______, which has high value in its own right.

Answer 23

continuing and informal education

Question 24

MOOCs work best when people are already reasonably ______.

Answer 24

well educated

Question 25

although MOOCs are in the main free for participants, they are not without ________ to MOOC providers

Answer 25

substantial cost

Question 26

Those going on to achieve certificates usually are within the _______ range of those that sign up

Answer 26

5-10 percent

Question 27

3 patterns of commitment in cMOOCs

Answer 27

1. passive participants
2. lurkers
3. active participants

Question 28

MOOCs need to be judged for what they are, a somewhat unique – and valuable – form of _______ education.

Answer 28

non-formal

Question 29

Participant patterns in MOOCs are remarkably similar to the _______ of educational broadcasting in Britain (Bates, 1984)

Answer 29

onion hypothesis

Question 30

Knowledge generated in cMOOCs is not necessarily academically validated but _______

Answer 30

crowdsourced validated

Question 31

________ is a form of currency, related not only to measuring student achievement but also affecting student mobility and perhaps more importantly employment opportunities and promotion.

Answer 31

Academic assessment

Question 32

The real threat of xMOOCs is to the_______ found in many universities at the undergraduate level.

Answer 32

very large face-to-face lecture classes

Question 33

xMOOCs are taking the______ for developing 21st century skills from on-campus teaching, and moving this online

Answer 33

least appropriate design model

Question 34

__________ dO matter if MOOCs are being seen as a substitute or a replacement for formal education, even classroom lectures

Answer 34

completion rates and quality assessment

Question 35

The process of disappointment and frustration and a perceived lack of success with certain emerging technologies is best described by a thing called a ______

Answer 35

hype cycle

Question 36

Law which says that we tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run

Answer 36

Amara’s law

Question 37

What does x in xMOOCs stand for?

Answer 37

extended

Question 38

what does c in cMOOCs stand for?

Answer 38

connectivist