This document aims to define the general characteristics of a MOOC project. It allows the team to reflect on the key points and evaluate the opportunity and feasibility of the project. Licence CC -BY-NC-SA - Leslie HUIN & Alexandra CODINA

1. MOOC PRE-PROJECT - Definition and Evaluation - 1/4
Part 1 - General information
Document objective : This document aims to define the general characteristics of a MOOC project. It allows the team to reflect on the key points and
evaluate the opportunity and feasibility of the project.
Parts 1&2 : define general characteristics.
MOOC title MOOC description
MOOC area
MOOC objective (learner angle)
Part 2 - Additional information
Target (Who?)
Expected number of participants (How many?)
Potential external partners (sponsors, software provider…)
Language(s)
Expected release date
Expected number of weeks
Leslie HUIN
Alexandra CODINA

2. MOOC PRE-PROJECT - Project Definition and Evaluation - 2/4
Part 3 - Pedagogical information
Parts 3-5 : Those parts focus on the initial pedagogical thinking. This is not a detailed lesson plan. This
information is necessary to determine the feasibility of the project and to define the technical guidance
and required resources.
MOOC pedagogical approach (x-MOOC, s-MOOC, c-MOOC…)
Learner’s prerequisites (if any)
Existing training materials ?
Part 5 - Pedagogical team
You can attached an early syllabus to
this proposal
Estimated weekly workload ?
Learner’s evaluation (to validate the MOOC)
Certification? (Yes/no, verified?)
Part 4 - Pedagogical resources/activities
Course content
Rich video (to-be)
Non-animated video (to-be)
Video (as-is)
Wiki
Text document (to-be)
Text document (as-is)
Course activities
Quiz/MCQ
Production - Writing
Production - Curating/Synthesizing
Production - project
Individual Work
Group Work
Auto-evaluation
Peer evaluation
Teacher evaluation
Badges
Course animation
Forum
LiveChat - Text
LiveChat - Video
Social Network
Newsletter
Kind of pedagogical materials ? (not limited)
Specify the kind of participation
D : Participation to the pedagogical design
P : Participation to the resources production
A : Participation to the MOOC animation
Name Qualification/Institution Participation
Leslie HUIN
Alexandra CODINA

3. MOOC PRE-PROJECT - Project Definition and Evaluation - 3/4
Part 6 - Motivation
Part 6 : This part is dedicated to the justification of the project from different angles.
Motivation of the pedagogical team (Why getting involved in this project?)
Stakes and ROI for the institution (Why invest in this project?)
General motivation (Why and how this MOOC can be a success?)
Justify the originality and interest of the subject
Success criteria (How to measure the success of the project?)
Leslie HUIN
Alexandra CODINA

4. MOOC PRE-PROJECT - Project Definition and Evaluation - 4/4
Part 7 - Evaluation
Part 7&8 : Those two last parts should better be filled by a third party or a committee qualified to assess MOOC project. This is a go/no-go
decision. Any decision must be substantiated and justified.
About the subject
Decision comment
About the pedagogical approach
About the pedagogical team
Accepted
Accepted but postponed - Resources not available
Accepted with modifications
Rejected – Lack of opportunity
Rejected – Problem of feasibility
Overall evaluation
Decision
Interest/relevance
Originality
Actuality
Openness
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
Relevance of MOOC format
Multimedia requirements
Consistency
Flexibility
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
Part 8 - Decision
Motivation
Availability
E-learning experience
0 10
0 10
0 10
Pedagogical relevance
Logistic / technical feasibility
Complexity
Opportunity
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
Leslie HUIN
Alexandra CODINA