OERs and MOOCs - Exploring the potential for Wales by Paul Richardson

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OERs and MOOCs: Exploring the
Potential for Wales
Paul Richardson
Jisc RSC Wales
With thanks to The Welsh
Government, Andrew Green,
and members of the Online
Digital Working Group

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http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2013/onlinedigitallearning/?lang=en

Terms of Reference of the Working Group
To advise the Welsh Government on:
the potential competitive threat posed by global technology-based
developments to the higher education sector in Wales;
the potential opportunities afforded by technological development for the
Welsh higher education sector at a time of constrained public expenditure;
to what extent the Welsh higher education sector is working collectively
to bring economies of scale to maximise the opportunities afforded; and
to what extent technological development may provide a platform to
increase participation in part-time and full-time higher education, again in
a period of constrained public spending.
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Membership of the Working Group
 Andrew Green (Chair): National Librarian of Wales (retired)
 Dr Dafydd Trystan ; Registrar; Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
 Dr Bela Arora : Manager; Newport Graduate School
 Professor Dylan Jones-Evans: Director of Enterprise and
Innovation Education, University of Wales
 Rob Humphreys : Director of the Open University in Wales
 Professor Patricia Price : Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University
 David Jones: Principal and Chief Executive, Deeside College
 Jo Caulfield: Former NUS National Executive Committee
 David Kernohan: Programme Manager, Jisc

HEIs in Wales
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HEI Number
University of South Wales 34,000
Cardiff University 30.000
Swansea University 19,000
Bangor 18,000
Aberystwyth 14,000
Cardiff Met 11,000
Glyndwr (Wrexham) 9,000
Trinity St David* 9,000
Swansea Met* 6,000
Student numbers to nearest 1,000 (2012)
*These two institutions are now merged

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Advice to
Government
Consultation
with
providers
Desk
Research
Discussion in the
Working Group

Straw Poll
Which position is closest to where you stand? (Show of hands)
A.Education is broken. We need MOOCs to fix it. 0
B.MOOCs will disrupt education, and force it to change 1
C.MOOCs are just one of many interesting current developments. We can
learn from them, and incorporate these lessons into the full range of our
practice 20
D.MOOCs are just a passing fad. I plan to ignore them until they go away.
4
E.What is a MOOC? 1
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Mixed sector Feedback (informal)
 Are MOOCs just another kind of OER?
 Academics may perceive MOOCs as a threat to their jobs.
 Are MOOCs an alternative to the textbook?
 Senior managers will be looking for commercial opportunities
 Need to look at how data is tracked, to support quality management.
 Learners also value the social bit
 No clear business model for FE; no data
 There is potential use as CPD for staff
 Value as a marketing tool?
 Funding and completion rates are key
 High drop-out rates may reflect low barriers to entry
 Open Badges may have value for recognising informal learning
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