MOOCs and
Developmental
Education: To
Infinity and
Beyond!
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
What a MOOC is and what a MOOC is not
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Are MOOCS the future?
• Mass adoption of distance learning to
leverage expert resources.
• Individualized just in time learning
approaches
• Transition to hybrid classes with less
frequent campus meetings
Pew Internet and American Life Project
http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Future--‐of--‐the--‐internet.aspx
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Lots of questions
http://studentforce.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/the-numbers-on-moocs-popularity-effectiveness-participation/
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Udacity
Coursera
edX
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Udacity
“Our mission is to
bring accessible,
affordable, engaging,
and highly effective
higher education to
the world”
www.udacity.com
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Udacity demo
Visualizing
Algebra
Intro to Physics
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Why?
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
MOOC Content
The Introductory Algebra Review
MOOC will cover the first five math
modules:
• DMA 010 – Operations with
Integers
• DMA 020 – Fractions and Decimals
• DMA 030 – Proportions/Ratios
Rates/Percentages
• DMA 040 – Expressions, Linear
Equations, Linear Inequalities
• DMA 050 – Graphs and Equations
of Lines
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
High school
student
Complete
MOOC
Wake Tech
Retest and enter
college math or
DEM
Diagnostic
test
College
math
DEM
modules
MOOC as
supplemental
DEM MOOC Theory of Change
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TEAMWORK
Wake
Tech
faculty
Content
and
student
learning
expertise
Udacity
developer
Technical
expertise
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President,
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum EducationCurriculum Education
=
DEM
MOOC
Progress to date
Early lessons
Introductory
Algebra Review
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
It’s a nice
idea, but….
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Think, Pair, Share
What are the technical
barriers to
implementation?
What are the campus
climate/cultural
barriers?
How do you see MOOCs
being used on your
campus?
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Monetizing
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President,
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
Curriculum Education
Think, Pair, Share
What are some
options for
monetizing MOOCs
on your campus to
support widespread
utilization?
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education
www.waketech.edu search MOOC
@wakegrants
Bryan K. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Curriculum Education