MOOCs

A few of us from NGLCs presentation "MOOCs: open online courses as levers for change in higher education" by George Siemens on MOOCs were passing around a few URLs, and I thought it would be handy to have some of them in one place. This is not meant to be exhaustive but please drop me a note in the comments if you have a link to add.

Some MOOC Links

•  MOOC News & Reviews
  They have a fairly complete definition of MOOCs. A very useful site.
• MOOCs: A systematic review of the literature 2008-2012. from the International Review of Research in Distance and Open Learning, Athabasca University
• Massive List of MOOC Resources, Lit, and Literati
  This is a great hub of research for MOOCs. Lets get this into a wiki! If you review these links, you still get the impression that MOOCs are completely undefined because it includes discussions of Khan Academy which I would argue does not belong on a page about MOOCs. This page is useful because it speaks to the fact that MOOCs are still in a defining process. 
• Lisa Lane's "Three Kinds of MOOCs" 
• Stephen Downe's MOOC.ca page.
  This has links to relevant articles, resources and a call for curators of MOOC lore.
• David Cormier's Description of MOOCs 
  An enthusiastic vision of MOOCs. I like this simple "Common Craft" definition of MOOCs. 
• The MoocGuide Wiki. Stephen Downes' also has a Google Docs version of this.
  This is a useful gude on how to roll your own MOOC. There are 42 members to this wiki so it has a good chance of being a living document.
• Join a MOOC.
  This site has a listing for MOOCs - something I think we really need. 
• Alt-Ed
  This site is "is devoted to documenting significant initiatives relating to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), digital badges, and similar alternative educational projects."
• Howard Rheingold's Interview with George Siemen's on MOOCs
  This is a good introduction to MOOCs
• Inge DeWardes' 3 part article on setting up a MOOC
  I am using her book (yes, I actually paid for a book) to explore setting up a MOOC here at Humboldt State University. I am interested in MOOCs from the instructional design perspective. I think that there are ways to set MOOCs up so that even the so-called "unmotivated" student or students with little experience with online learning can be successful. That will be part of another post.
• The MOOC Model for Digital Practice
  This was authored by Alexander McAuley, Bonnie Stewart, George Siemens and Dave Cormier.
• Groupwork advice for MOOC providers by George Siemens.
• Stephen Downes: Connectivism, Online Learning, and the MOOC
• How MOOCs are derailing Open Education: George Siemens ICDE World Conference keynote

Postings of Interest from this Blog:

• MOOCs: Why do we need instructional design?
• Why MOOCs Work
• MOOCs and Connectivist Instructional Design
• MOOCs, Groupwork, and Instructional Design

Something Missing?
This is just a short collection of resources on MOOCs. I am particularly interested in getting students up and going with personal learning environments and preparing them for collaborative online learning in MOOCs. Leave a comment with a link if it you think we should add something. Thanks!