A MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) is a model for delivering online learning material to anyone who wants to sign up for the course. Usually, there is no limit on the number of people who can sign up for a MOOC.  Figures suggest that 25 million people have signed up for MOOCs in the last 3 years.  Enrolment in 2015 was double that in 2014.  One study of MOOCs from 2014 found the average enrolment to be 43,000.  While many people sign up for MOOCs, another study found the completion rate to be around 6%.

Some institutions use MOOCs to make their content available to a much wider audience for free or at a fee while others use a MOOC to give potential students a taste of the courses 0n offer at University.  M&S have partnered with the University of Leeds to produce a business MOOC.

Here is an article from HBR entitled Who’s benefiting from MOOCs, and why?

This CEL session is intended as an introduction for BU staff who want to learn more about this growing area of teaching.  The session, co-presented with Blackboard, will explain what MOOCs are, how they are being used and demonstrates how they are managed.

If you want to know more about MOOCs and how they can be used, this session is for you.

Wednesday 25 May 2016.  12:30 – 15:00.  PG144 (Poole House).  Please click here to book your free place.

If you cannot attend the session in person, you will be able to access it from a device with an up to date browser eg the latest version of Chrome at http://bit.ly/davidsroom

For further information on this event or if you require parking, please contact dbiggins@bournemouth.ac.uk.