Design and Delivery of a Massive Online Open Course(mooc). Why Do It? How to Do it Best? What Are the Implications of Their Growth and Further Development?

Ramin Cooper Maysami, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
John R. Drake, East Carolina University
Elaine D. Seeman, East Carolina University
Maggie T. Ohara, East Carolina University

ABSTRACT
Drs. Seeman and Drake from ECU and Dr. Maysami from UNC-Pembroke were awarded a grant by the UNC GA to develop a cross-institution MOOC on the edX platform. SAS Institute is also involved with this project by providing technical support. The MOOC is set to launch on March 17thth. EdX's open-source platform has a number of features that enable unique teaching strategies, like integrated discussion forums with voting capabilities and built-in peer assessment. Yet challenges with this technology abound. In this presentation, the panelists will discuss the promises of MOOCs, their experiences with developing a MOOC and with the edX platform and the potential this technology has for future classes across the curriculum.

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