{"id":4080,"date":"2017-03-31T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/moocs4all\/?page_id=4080"},"modified":"2017-03-31T12:09:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T12:09:16","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/moocs4all\/course\/platforms\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Module_6:_Platform_selection.2C_course_project.2C_next_steps.2C_additional_material.2C_assignment\"><b>Module 6: Platform selection, course project, next steps, additional material, assignment<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So far&nbsp;we have looked at the various aspects which need to be considered when developing a MOOC.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have reflected on the importance of using&nbsp;pedagogical approaches&nbsp;to design your MOOC, and selecting&nbsp;learning objects which will allow your learners to actually learn.\n<\/li>\n<li>We have looked at the tools and equipment needed to develop engaging materials for your MOOC.\n<\/li>\n<li>We have also looked at how to plan your MOOC-building project so that it gets done in time and on budget.\n<\/li>\n<li>We have looked at issues of promoting your MOOC, recruiting learners, engaging them, and assessing them.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this module, we will take a look at the options for making your MOOC available for learners to&nbsp;actually&nbsp;sign up.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>This module also includes a list of additional material which we have been compiling over the past 18 months, and we hope it will be a useful resource for you as you go on to make your MOOC.\n<\/p>\n<p>The section titled &#8216;next steps&#8217; outlines the support available to you as you move ahead with your project.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Some people may finish the course here, but please note that there is an optional 7th module after this one, for anyone working in an educational institution, covering institutional issues related to developing low-cost MOOCs<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"objectives\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/moocs4all\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2><b>By the end of the module, you should know how to:<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assess various platforms to develop and host your MOOC\n<\/li>\n<li>Get started on&nbsp;start building your own MOOC\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Planning_for_this_module.C2.A0\"><b>Planning for this module&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Estimated time needed:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>1 hour 30 mins required\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Tools:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>Paper or device for note-taking\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.012 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.013 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 108\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 782\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 1729\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 417\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:181043-0!*!*!!*!2!* and timestamp 20170331113824 and revision id 1028122\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/moocs4all\/course\/engaging-your-learners\/additional-resources\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/moocs4all\/course\/platforms\/why-do-you-need-a-platform\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Module 6: Platform selection, course project, next steps, additional material, assignment So far&nbsp;we have looked at the various aspects which need to be considered when developing a MOOC. 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