MOOCs

Addressing the challenges, overcoming the hype and realising the potential of a rapidly evolving learning platform

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a growing phenomenon in the higher education world.

MOOCs 2013 is the only conference currently in the Australian market that is directly addressing this new model of education.

The creation of MOOCs opens up many questions both in the short term future with regard to the viability of the current MOOCs model, as well as in the long term with reference to the democratisation of education and what it means for the future of universities.

In this two-day conference, we will examine issues including:

• Challenges of MOOCs: Scalability, quality assurance and the integrity of learning with reference to accreditation, grading and cheating

• Delivery of MOOCs: MOOCs medium, content, format and integration with university experience

• The shift in learning: From face-to-face to online

• Industry reality: Can MOOCs be a tool to gain industry skills that employers look for?

Price

Two day conference: $ 220.00 AUD

Speaker Presentation Downloads: $ 764.50 AUD

Confirmed speakers include:

Professor Paul Wellings, Vice Chancellor, University of Wollongong

Professor Philippa Pattison, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Melbourne

Professor David Sadler, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students and Education), University of Tasmania

Professor Beverley Oliver, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), Deakin University

Associate Professor Philip Uys, Director, Strategic Learning and Teaching Innovation, Charles Sturt University

and many more.

When is MOOCs?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 22–23 Jul 2013.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Melbourne Marriott Hotel, Melbourne, Australia.