Offering cMOOCs collaboratively: The COER13 experience from the convenors perspective

Patricia Arnold, Swapna Kumar, Anne Thillosen and Martin Ebner

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convenors perceptions of collaborative planning and implementation

Collaborative planning

It was easier for them to design, implement and manage the MOOC as a group, instead of as individuals, because each convenor brought different strengths to the MOOC

This made the MOOC more manageable to one convenor who expressed relief, I didnt have to do everything. I also didnt have to know everything about everything.

Implementation The biggest theme that emerged [...] about the implementation of the MOOC was the multiple technologies or virtual spaces used for interactions (with participants and among participants)

The convenors choice and use of the virtual spaces depended on their own familiarity and comfort level with the technology used

Lessons Learnt

diverse group of learners who participate clearly define roles and responsibilities not
only in terms of design and implementation, but also virtual space management and interaction management implementation about how things were going and what needed to be changed

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Discussion

Collaboration Digital habitats Methodological reflections

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... it needs an intensive planning phase ... design your virtual communication spaces ... think about different responsibilities ... adapt virtual discussion spaces to thematic units ... be open for new emergent situations

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