Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 173: Campus-Based Student Demand for Online Options (and More!) from CHLOE 9Episode 172: Online Education in GuatemalaEpisode 171: The “North Star” of Online Learners’ NeedsEpisode 170: “Wise Use” of Rapidly Changing AI ToolsEpisode 169: You Know Your Institution is Doing Online Ed Strategically When… View All Posted on May 2, 2016February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 13: The MOOC Gets a Toddler Check-Up About Episode 13: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been in the news for a few years now (at least the xMOOC variety). It is probably well past time that the xMOOC receives a “toddler check-up!” Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they discuss what impacts (positive and negative) the xMOOC has had on online education. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-213.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:49 — 40.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 13 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Colombia Organic Honey Processed (featured in this episode) “What on Earth is Honey Process?” Content Links NY Times article: “[2012] The Year of the MOOC” (Generic) “Gartner Hype Cycle” Andy Hicken graphic and blog post: “2016 eLearning Hype Curve Predictions” EdSurge article: “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC” Coursera xMOOC on the 2008 US financial crisis taught by Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Report: “MOOC Instructors Need More Support” From Huffington Post: “Sebastian Thrun: AI Pioneer Seeks Education Revolution” Kelvin Thompson journal article: “Evolution of the BlendKit Course” (includes connection between BlendKit and cMOOCs/xMOOCs) Derek Bruff blog posting: “Online learning ecosystems: What to make of MOOC dropout rates?” Historic site: “CCK08: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge” (the first cMOOC) Journal with issues devoted to MOOC research: Current Issues in Emerging eLearning