Slides from a talk at Inside Government event on MOOCs (http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/event-details/moocs/325/#agenda)

1. Neil Morris
Director of Digital Learning
Professor of Educational Technology,
Innovation and Change
University of Leeds
National Teaching Fellow
Image © University of Leeds
Email: n.p.morris@leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @neilmorrisleeds, @unileedsonline
Using Futurelearn to establish a
MOOC portfolio

2. Digital strategy for Student Education
Blended Learning Strategy
Policy on Audio and
Video Recordings for
Educational Purposes
MOOC vision and
strategy
Open Educational
Resources policy
University strategies for Digital Learning

3. Digital learning channel portfolio
Only available to
Registered Students Available to all learners
Online Courses
Individual Learning Objects
Learning Objects complementing face-to-face provision (Blended Learning)

4. Staff perspectives on blended learning and MOOCs. N=267 responses, Summer 2013, © University of Leeds)
82% agreed that
MOOCs offer opportunities for
flexible learning
69% agreed that
MOOCs increase access to
Higher Education
140 academics would like
to develop a MOOC in next 1-
2 years
64% agreed that
developing a MOOC would
enhance their digital literacy
skills
57% agreed that face-to-
face learning in combination
with MOOCs was an effective
learning model
70% agreed they would
recommend MOOCs to their
students

5. Social
constructivist
Participatory
Active
learning
Research-
based
Teacher- and
participant-
focused
Digital literacy
support
Multi-format
content
Accessible
content
Social
Our MOOC pedagogy

6. FREE
ONLINE
COURSE
Sign up at futurelearn.com
https://futurelearn.com/courses/when-worlds-collide
Sign up to ‘Exploring anatomy:
the human abdomen’
http://futurelearn.com
Coursestartson 10 February2014
For 3 weeks, 4 hoursper week
Explore the inner workings of the human abdomen with experienced anatomy lecturer Dr James Pickering
http://twitter.com/accessanatomy #FLanatomy
Learn about the structure and function of vital organs, and through discussion relate this
to common surgical scenarios and current research.
Interested in the anatomy of the human body?This course is for you.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/anatomy
SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
Guidance on OERsMOOC portfolio
Delivered:
Confirmed for 2014:

7. second is is
Images © University of Leeds

8. second is is
Students are encouraged to participate in discussion
forums to interact with the course content and their
fellow students.
Interactive Discussion Forums
Images © University of Leeds

9. 12% engaged with
peer assessment exercise
Average of 269 words
submitted for assignment
1.5
reviews per
assignment
submitted
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
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3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
Numberofparticipants
Videos watched
No assignment
Assignment
completed
Active, social
learners most
likely to do
peer learning
activities

10. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
%QUIZSCORE
NUMBER OF VIDEOS WATCHED
WWC1
WWC2
© Dolgova, E. (2014)

12. FREE
ONLINE
COURSE
Sign up at futurelearn.com
https://futurelearn.com/courses/when-worlds-collide
Sign up to ‘Exploring anatomy:
the human abdomen’
http://futurelearn.com
Coursestartson 10 February2014
For 3 weeks, 4 hoursper week
Explore the inner workings of the human abdomen with experienced anatomy lecturer Dr James Pickering
http://twitter.com/accessanatomy #FLanatomy
Learn about the structure and function of vital organs, and through discussion relate this
to common surgical scenarios and current research.
Interested in the anatomy of the human body?This course is for you.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/anatomy

13. 57% not done an
online course before
22% 18-25 years old
(largest group) 73% female
25% in full time
education
50% in health
and social care sector
40% degree, 33%
high school

14. FREE
ONLINE
COURSE
Sign up at futurelearn.com
https://futurelearn.com/courses/when-worlds-collide
Sign up to ‘Exploring anatomy:
the human abdomen’
http://futurelearn.com
Coursestartson 10 February2014
For 3 weeks, 4 hoursper week
Explore the inner workings of the human abdomen with experienced anatomy lecturer Dr James Pickering
http://twitter.com/accessanatomy #FLanatomy
Learn about the structure and function of vital organs, and through discussion relate this
to common surgical scenarios and current research.
Interested in the anatomy of the human body?This course is for you.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/anatomy

17. Key MOOC metrics
When Worlds Collide: Fairness
and Nature
Exploring Anatomy: the human
abdomen
An introduction to physical
actor training
Overall experience 90% 97% 93%
Recommend to a
friend
97% 98% 100%
Enrolments 5,544 8,573 3,447
Fully participating
learners
28% 16% 11%
Social learners 37% 21% 35%
Gender Female (59%)
Male 40%)
Female (73%)
Male (27%)
Female (71%)
Male (29%)
Age group
26-35 (24%)
18-25 (17%)
56-65 (17%)
18-25 (22%)
46-55 (17%)
26-35 (17%)
26-35 (26%)
46-55 (19%)
18-25 (18%)
Country of residence
UK (67%)
China (2%)
India (2%)
UK (75%)
USA (4%)
India (2%)
UK (46%)
USA (10%)
Australia (5%)
Taken an online
course before?
Yes (40%)
No (60%)
Yes (42%)
No (57%)
Yes (47%)
No (53%)

18. Post course survey data for first three MOOCs (n= When Worlds Collide: Fairness and Nature (n=241); Exploring Anatomy: the human abdomen (n=424);
Introduction to Physical Actor Training (n=83); Photo: Kabsik Park under a CC licence (flickr)
90-97% satisfied with video as a
learning tool
37-53% satisfied with
discussion as a learning tool
48-65% thought course length
was appropriate
72%spend between 30 mins and 2
hours online per visit.
78-84% thought level of
course was appropriate
77-81% thought the study
time needed for the course was appropriate
MOOC participants views on courses
86-92% satisfied with
quizzes as a learning tool
94-99% thought the educator
was engaging

19. Participant qualifications

22. Private
Non-credit bearing
Open
AccreditedFree to learner (cost to HEI)
Paid by learner
Paid by employer
When Worlds Collide
Exploring Anatomy
Actor Training
Starting a business
Innovation
Online courses /
training for business
Accredited Continuing
Professional
Development courses
Hybrid courses
Blended learning
courses

23. Thank you
Morris, N.P. (2014) © University of Leeds 2013. This work (excluding where noted and all
logos and MOOC adverts) is made available for reuse under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License.
More information:
See the Digital Learning Team website: www.digitallearning.leeds.ac.uk