Assignment 6 1. Alexander, McAuley. Bonnie, Stewart. George, Siemens.&Dave, Cormier. (2010).The MOOC model for digital practice. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s “Knowledge Synthesis Grants on the Digital Economy”. Retrieved from https://oerknowledgecloud.org/sites/oerknowledgecloud.org/files/MOOC_Final_0.pdf The article explores the relationship among MOOCs, digital economy and citizenships. The author introduces the definition of MOOCs, MOOC and digital practice, applications of MOOCs and limitation of MOOCs. The methodology is based on research Questions. The author says that “The project is a narrative inquiry into the practices of the digital economy, and the concepts of learning and knowledge represented by these practices” …show more content…
I learn methodology about setting appropriate learning goals, structuring online lectures, design automatically and peer-graded assessment and facilitating (massive) online learning communities. Coursera teaching requires an instructor to rethink the design of the course and students’ learning experiences since teaching strategies in other contexts won’t be totally suitable the one in MOOC. Students’ expectation on Coursera differs from the one in traditional learning environment. I also narrow my master paper topic from “Product Design: Massive Opening Online Learning (MOOL) Platform that realizes customized learning” to “The relationship between UX (User Experience Design) and personalized learning/completion rate on Coursera”. For instance, whether UX design can improve Coursera Completion rate or whether UX design can help achieve personalized …show more content…
What MOOCs experience bring learners mostly valuable and distinct are more choices and opportunities about how, when and what they study, but not necessarily to the detriment of existing providers. The chapter of Impact on Teaching and Learning in institutions presents a case, how Blackboard, Desire2learn, and Moodle to offer MOOCs with Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The “learner’s choice “idea raises my mind in whether constantly tracking and tailoring to learner’s choice and need can enhance use experience, and thus improving completion rate. Offering MOOCs with VLE also inspires me that technologies can improve user experience and engagement in MOOCs. However, considering the current business model of current MOOCs, the costs are huge. I am not sure whether it can be realized in