MOOC creation
Introduction
Welcome
Welcome to this website on how to create a Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC for short. This page will introduce you to what a MOOC is and what you need to be avble to create one. This may be useful, for instance, when you are writing a research grant proposal and you would like to include a MOOC as a way to share your findings with a large audience.
What is a MOOC?
A MOOC stands for
Massive - hundreds or thousands of of people can join it.
Open - it is freely accessible to a world-wide audience.
Online - most of the learning takes place online, allowing learners to decide when, where and how fast to learn.
Course - it is not just information on a website, but a logically-organised unit of learning.
You can watch this video to find out more.
MOOC Budget.pdfClick here to see a detailed budget.
What does a MOOC cost?
Although costs for educators / course designers and filming can vary greatly depending on the size of the MOOC, you should allow for 30,000 - 60,000 euro.
If you would like to more about the MOOC business model, please have a look at this discussion paper by Obrist and Jansen.
How long does it take to build a MOOC?
Depending on the dedication of the team members, it is possible to create a MOOC in 6 months, but generally it takes 9-12 months from defining the course to running it online for a world-wide audience.
MOOC phases.docxMOOC roles 2022.pdfWho do you need?
Create a team quickly, involving a lead educator, supporting content experts, online learning design experts from Educational Support & Innovation and video support. Also reach out to a broader team including a marketing/communication officer, financial officer and student assistants to make the process as smooth as possible.
Quality criteria
To assure the quality of our MOOCs, we follow the MOOQ quality criteria as formulated in an adaptation of the Quality Reference Framework (QRF) developed by the European Alliance for the Quality of Massive Open Online Courses, called MOOQ . The Quality Reference Framework is based on the International ISO standard ISO/IEC 40180 (former ISO/IEC 19796-1) and the results from the mixed methods research by MOOQ.
Online_Courses_The_Quality_Criteria_for_Experts_v10.pdf
Copyright
University of Groningen tends to publish its sources under the following Creative Commons license: CC BY NC SA.
This means that others may use it if they attribute the author/creator and the University of Groningen, UMCG and/or partnership as the source (BY), do not use it for commercial purposes (NC) and the product that they embedded our materials in is shared under a similar Creative Commons license (SA).
Do you need help?
Tom Spits is an online learning design specialist at University of Groningen's Educational Support and Innovation team. As MOOC expert, he has co-created over 30 MOOCs and assisted/co-wrote 9 successful grant proposals (VENI, VIDI, Erasmus Plus, EIT Health, NWO Open Competition, Comenius Teaching Fellowship) with a MOOC as teaching or valorisation tool. For any questions, please contact him via t.spits@rug.nl.
Inspiration
Although many items on this website were based on our own experiences developing online courses and videos, we owe a great deal to the design principles and resources from FutureLearn.