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The Many Shades of MOOCs An Analysis of High Level Stretegic Drivers

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Mark Brown
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Presentation at EdTech 2015, Irish Learning Technology Association Conference, University of Limerick, Limerick, 28th May 2015.

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The Many Shades of MOOCs An Analysis of High Level Stretegic Drivers EdTech 2015 Conference 28th May 2015 Mark Brown, Eamon Costello, Enda Donlon & Mairead Nic Giolla Mhichil
What do you see?
By analogy…
By analogy…
• What role should MOOCs play? • Why would an institution offer MOOCs? • Can MOOCs really help to address the serious problems we face? Some questions….
“MOOCs should be in the service of big ideas, not as a big idea in itself” (adapted from Barnett, 2011).

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The Many Shades of MOOCs An Analysis of High Level Stretegic Drivers

  • 1. The Many Shades of MOOCs An Analysis of High Level Stretegic Drivers EdTech 2015 Conference 28th May 2015 Mark Brown, Eamon Costello, Enda Donlon & Mairead Nic Giolla Mhichil
  • 2. What do you see?
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 7. • What role should MOOCs play? • Why would an institution offer MOOCs? • Can MOOCs really help to address the serious problems we face? Some questions….
  • 8. “MOOCs should be in the service of big ideas, not as a big idea in itself” (adapted from Barnett, 2011).