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How an open course can work. "We don't want the students to remember the formulas. We want to change the way they look at the world."

I liked how Ted explains the way students access to Open Courses and how right he is when he says that if there are no due dates, even if the topic is very interesting, there are always other things to do first, therefore, you end up not doing it. I am also with him in not doing moocs to long that can get you bored and end up losing all your attention.

very informative!

Todavia no hay muchas iniciativas en España sobre los MOOCs. Una de ellas es la siguiente: El próximo lunes, 3 de noviembre, en España se organiza un MOOC dirigido a estudiantes de inglés y español que quieran mejorar sus habilidades de conversación. Durara 6 semanas.

This scoreboard shows where in Europe MOOCs are offered and how many MOOCs are offered there. Furthermore you can see the different topics that are offered.

If you want to dig deeper in terms of copyright, this PDF might be helpful.

The issue of copyright has always been a contentious issue long before the introduction of MOOCs. The debate, now that we have MOOCs in our midst will continue as we try to find a common ground. The issue on the table is fair play.

The article addresses the copyright challenges in a MOOC environment. Very useful reading as it discusses the IPR issues we generally do not think of.

A brief article for an overview of MOOCs. Since the 1990s massive open online courses (MOOCs) have offered web-based learning on a large scale and with open access. The leading MOOC providers in 2014 - Udemy, Coursera and edX - vary in detail but share the goal of facilitating learning for unlimited audiences at no cost or minimal charge, overcoming socioeconomic hurdles and opening education to all.

Good article! I wonder what it would take to make education truly accessible for all?

Some historical background on MOOCs.

A nice journey through the history of MOOCs - I like the storytelling version using the comparison to Foucault.

Comparto el blog de MIGUEL ANGEL AGUIRRE PITOL En su post nos explica que es un MOOC, la importancia de contar con este tipo de cursos, y el compromiso de quienes lo hacen y participan en el.

In the classroom, the MOOC material became a new form of textbook. The students found the video lectures easy to follow. They could watch each bite-sized two- to seven-minute video in its entirety and retain the information. The finger exercises following the video further reinforced their learning.

I would love to see things changing - the universities could be much more effective if they would select their students by having passed Basic MOOC modules. This would reduce basic lecturing and focus on quality.

For those of you interested in taking upon more moocs in Mexico.

This is an interesting presentation given at 'EUNIS 2014 Conference: Higher Education in the Digital Era' by professors from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Although the presentation concentrates on UAB experience and the COURSERA platform, it gives also a European perspective on use of MOOCs. According to the presentation, there were 510 MOOCs in April 2014 in Europe. Some findings are especially thought provoking. The UAB course on Egyptology had 25350 initially enrolled students. Only 1/3 of them watched the first video, and a completion certificate was issued to only 2950 students (11.7%). Another course (Pre-Calculus) had only 0.01% completion ratio. Something to really think about!

How valuable are MOOCs in certain learning demographics?

Although 'open' is used in MOOC name, this questions how the actual course material could be made truly open for adaptation or redistribution. The commentary below the article is interesting too

¿cómo pueden las bibliotecas aprovechar el potencial de los MOOCs para atender a sus comunidades? en este artículo encontraran un enfoque diferente en relación a los MOOCs, tendran una visión general de los mismos, su impacto en la profesión y las oportunidades que pueden ofrecer a las bibliotecas.

Muchas gracias, es de utilidad para la biblioteca dónde trabajo

MOOC have burst into the sphere of education in an accelerated way. Firstly, the main US universities, and later many others -among them, some Spanish ones- have been developing courses under this format through various platforms on the Internet. Since MOOC are still at an early stage of development...

Thank you Susan. Interesante!

David Wiley - In this piece I briefly explore the damage done to the idea of "open" by MOOCs, advocate for a return to a strengthened idea of "open," and describe an open education infrastructure on which the future of educational innovation depends. MOOCs: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Open Education