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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.32,0:00:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MOOC.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.29,0:00:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, what's that?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.71,0:00:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word MOOC is an acronym.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.53,0:00:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should at least say once what it stands\Nfor: Massive Online Open Course.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.91,0:00:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the easy part, just to give you\Nthose words.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.06,0:00:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now to give a definition, that's going to\Nbe very challenging.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.97,0:00:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For every one of those words, I think it's\Nfair
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.20,0:00:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say that there is a generally accepted\Nunderstanding of what
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.78,0:00:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the word means, but then there is a\Nsubstantial number of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.03,0:00:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who challenge that understanding,\Nwho try to push it further.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.17,0:00:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, massive, you can't give a\Nnumber there because
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.69,0:00:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a thousand students is already a large\Nclass for an instructor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.01,0:00:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's ridiculously small compared to some\Nof the MOOCs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.85,0:00:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which have managed to attract hundreds of\Nthousands of students.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.00,0:00:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Online should be clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.95,0:00:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means people do activities online such\Nas watching
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.63,0:00:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,videos, reading texts, answering quizzes,\Nor talking on forums.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.61,0:00:55.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what most people accept but it\Nignores that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.35,0:00:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some professors have tried to preach to\Nthe physical world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.17,0:01:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, by meeting their\Nstudents, or organizing Meet Ups in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.53,0:01:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different cities, or by assigning\Nreal-life physical lab work to do at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.12,0:01:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The course part should also be clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.47,0:01:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The beast must have pedagogical goals and\Na structure that matches those goals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.67,0:01:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means they should be more like a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.97,0:01:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tutorial than a reference manual or an\Nencyclopedia.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.05,0:01:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, some people throw in other\Nconcepts with the word, course.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.34,0:01:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you should get a degree at the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.31,0:01:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you should have a class and teach a\Nbunch of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.56,0:01:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students at once, so, a big group of\Nstudents that you teach.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.51,0:01:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the word open is more\Ncontroversial.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.18,0:01:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In MOOCs, it's open because students\Nshould
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.65,0:01:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be allowed to take the class for free.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.59,0:01:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They should have access to the content for\Nfree.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.44,0:01:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can have to pay for some extra\Nservices, such as a certificate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.84,0:01:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But really in the end, access to content\Nis free for the learner.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.74,0:02:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem here is that it's a very\Ndifferent usage
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.81,0:02:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the word open from the usage\Npopularized in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.70,0:02:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, before there existed open
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.09,0:02:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educational resources or open courseware,\Nthat
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.61,0:02:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still exists but it used the word open in\Na different way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.91,0:02:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open education resources are teaching\Nmaterial with a very permissive license,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.39,0:02:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is available for any teacher to use\Nand reuse in their own class.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.20,0:02:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's sort of encouraging recycling if you\Nwant.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.18,0:02:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open CourseWare is one of MIT's\Ninitiatives in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.64,0:02:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this direction, offering MIT classes for\Nanyone to reuse.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.14,0:02:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want, if you want they're like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.89,0:02:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,open educational resources already\Nstructured in a course format.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.84,0:02:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately with MOOC, or with Massive\NOnline Open Course, you get four
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.68,0:02:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,words, four different flavors, and\Neveryone
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.27,0:02:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in every course combines these flavors\Ndifferently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.01,0:02:58.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the way I see it, at least.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.31,0:02:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most important aspect of the MOOC
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.99,0:03:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revolution in education is that new\Ntechnology
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.29,0:03:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support each of those flavors is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.65,0:03:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being actively developed and integrated\Ninto one framework.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.59,0:03:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then educators can tweak each, innovate,\Nand
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.88,0:03:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,repurpose the technology for their own\Nmeans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.01,0:03:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, I've heard of very\Nsuccessful,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.00,0:03:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,small, private, online courses using\NM.O.O.C. platforms.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.63,0:03:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many universities have started to use
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.03,0:03:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these platforms to support their own\Nresidential teaching.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.60,0:03:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what's exciting about MOOCs: a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.97,0:03:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of new technology aimed at improving\Neducation.