Talk:OpenVentures/OpenEducation
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| How can we chunk content onto different pages? | 1 | 05:26, 11 July 2016 |
| MOOCs | 2 | 03:47, 9 July 2016 |
Hi all, Wow! The Open Education page has grown so much since it's beginning iteration. I am thinking it is getting a bit unwieldy, long scroll and headings seem to blur into the next. What do you think about creating another page. How would we categorize this page and what content could be moved? Looking for suggestions before this happens.
Note we already have the following pages: - open everything - open education - open pedagogy - open design - open access/research
Hi. I would agree that this page is quite long with a wealth of information. Fortunately, it was easy to follow and I believe the sections synched/flowed nicely to each other. Perhaps some of the sections (such as Open Textbooks, Open Journals, etc., could have links to their own pages). Otherwise, I found it easy to navigate and explore the material.
Has anyone ever been enrolled in a MOOC before? What was the experience like? Would you do it again? Would you recommend it to a friend?
Christine, taking a MOOC changed the course of my life. LOL. I took: Learning Design for the 21st Century Curriculum and it was the best learning experience I have ever had. After the course I joined several course participants in co-authoring a paper Signals of Success and Self-directed Learning, the process was very intense and relationships formed will be life-long. Another fantastic Open mini-course was through the OERu Digital Skills for OER, this introduced me to WikiEducator, and the wonderful Open practitioner community.!
There is a great community of online learners beyond the walls of UBC. I just wish there was more time.
Briar
Hi Christine,
I have enrolled in several MOOCs over the years. I took one from John Hopkins University (via Coursera) about vaccine trials back when I worked in research ethics, and I found the content very valuable. I have enrolled in several since, but have not completed any, and found the content fairly variable in quality. I think that it really depends as to the instructor and the format of the course. I personally feel more value is derived from accredited education, at least in my career, but that's probably because I work as an academic!
Erin
