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Move Over for MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses)??? A Global Issue
Type of Presentation
Roundtable Discussion (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
What is a MOOC? How might MOOCs enhance learning opportunities for adults globally? What challenges might students, faculty and educational institutions face moving forward with MOOCs? Bring your questions and experiences!
Target Audience
This session is designed for adult educators from across the globe who have experienced, designed, delivered, or written about MOOCs as well as from those with curiosity questions.
Learning Outcomes
--Define and describe: What is a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) and what is the “Open Access” movement?
---Identify present and potential future critical issues pertaining to individuals, organizations, and society-at-large relevant to the personal and professional use of and accessibility to MOOCs, as well as their nature, design, and delivery in developed and developing countries.
---Contribute their own voices and hear those of others who have experienced, designed, delivered, or written about MOOCs as well as from those with curiosity questions.
Session Description
In our rapidly changing world MOOCs are being heralded as one of the fastest growing advances in the information communication technology arena. They have also been the subject of criticism, debate, and dialogue in both developed and developing countries. Are MOOCs for you? Your organization? Your country? Come explore the possibilities and perils of this terrain.
To provide a common context for understanding, the session begins with a short input session to define and give examples of MOOCs and their historical trajectory. You are invited to come explore questions and concerns and to share your own success stories and challenges. We invite anyone presenting on MOOCs at the conference to join in.
Efforts are made to try to schedule sessions on the day preferred by the Primary Presenter, though this cannot be guaranteed. Please check your preference.
Thursday November 7
Primary Presenter
Linda Morris, Virginia Tech/National Capital Region
Work Title
Faculty, Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, Department of Human Development,
Additional Presenters: Enters In Order.
Marcie Boucouvalas, Ph.D., Virginia Tech/National Capital Region
Work Title
Program Director,, Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, Department of Human Development,