Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
The popularity of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has escalated since their emergence in 2008. The strategic importance of engaging with these new formats is clear, with many leading international institutions investing in similar programmes. MOOC platforms such as edX, Udacity, Coursera and FutureLearn have formed partnerships with leading higher education institutions from around the globe, and are offering free to access courses to millions of on-line learners.
Nottingham delivers MOOCs through the FutureLearn platform. Permission must be gained for all third party materials that are included in a MOOC. It is often beneficial to use creative commons licenced resources when building a MOOC as permission to use the materials has already been granted under the conditions of the licence.
Advice on how to create a MOOC and support with copyright clearance for MOOCs is provided by the MOOC project team once a MOOC has been prioritised by the Online Learning Steering Group.
MOOC course proposal ideas should first be discussed with Professor Sarah Speight (Academic Director of Online Learning) and Steve Stapleton (Senior Project Manager).
Nottingham Open Online Courses (NOOCs)
NOOCs are offered to Nottingham
registered students and staff across
all international campuses through Moodle.
They are optional on-line learning modules with a choice of registration options for students:
- Non-credit bearing: students and staff can enrol on the NOOC to engage with the learning opportunity
- Credit-bearing for students as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award
- Credit-bearing for students: elective modules within the first year curriculum with defined assessment activities (e.g. enrichment, Nottingham Advantage Award credit, academic credit).
This hybrid model empowers students to engage with on-line learning at a level they are comfortable with and allows the University to gather data on the most viable strategies for running internal open on-line courses. Staff can also register for NOOCs, enabling a shared cross campus learning experience to take place.
Permission must be gained for all third party materials that are included in a NOOC. It is often beneficial to use creative commons licenced resources when building a NOOC as permission to use the materials has already been granted under the conditions of the licence. Advice on how to create a NOOC and support with copyright clearance for NOOCs is provided by the NOOC project team once a NOOC has been prioritised by the Online Learning Steering Group.
NOOC course proposal ideas should first be discussed with Professor Sarah Speight (Academic Director of Online Learning) and Steve Stapleton (Associate Director, Learning Technologies).