Formats Features Advantages Challenges Asynchronous MOOC, recorded Instructor & learners not online at same Creators: Creators: lectures, discussion time Instructor’s time flexible Front-loaded effort Instructor-led forums, blogs, email Instruction = written, audio, video, etc. Good for in-depth topics, In-depth discussions Lack of live interaction; harder to give feedback Threaded discussions, assignments Variety of activity options Effort of following learner activities Scheduled usually start and end dates Potentially number of participants Lower completion rates – Usually longer (multi-week) Learners: Convenience: flexible time, individual pace of Learners: learning No live interaction Time-bound: start/end dates and deadlines Response time to questions & discussions Good for in-depth topics Variable availability of instructors Possibility of interaction with instructor Requires more learner self-motivation Peer learner interaction through online Peer interaction requires more effort channels Formats Features Advantages Challenges Self-Paced Online courses, No instructor (instructional design team Creators: Creators: tutorials, job aids, instead) Create/design learning once, use many times Skill-sets needed: subject matter expert, how-to videos, articles Learner works at any time, usually alone Standardized content and delivery instructional design, technical skills No schedule maybe no due date Scales endlessly Time/effort/cost required up – Computer graded learning assessment Difficulty of updating topics Cost/effort almost all up front Learners: Need LMS for tracking Fit learning options to individual needs Low completion rates at own pace at any time Learners: Revisit; use as a reference No human/social interaction; boring No deadlines Requires self-motivation, discipline Limited effective length
Formats Features Advantages Challenges Asynchronous Instructor-led MOOC, recorded lectures, discussion forums, blogs, email Instructor & learners not online at same time Instruction = written, audio, video, etc. Threaded discussions, assignments Scheduled – usually start and end dates Usually longer (multi-week) Creators: Instructor’s time flexible Good for in-depth topics, In-depth discussions Variety of activity options Potentially number of participants Learners: Convenience: flexible time, individual pace of learning Time-bound: start/end dates and deadlines Good for in-depth topics Possibility of interaction with instructor Peer learner interaction through online channels Creators: Front-loaded effort Lack of live interaction; harder to give feedback Effort of following learner activities Lower completion rates Learners: No live interaction Response time to questions & discussions Variable availability of instructors Requires more learner self-motivation Peer interaction requires more effort Formats Features Advantages Challenges Self-Paced Online courses, tutorials, job aids, how-to videos, articles No instructor (instructional design team instead) Learner works at any time, usually alone No schedule – maybe no due date Computer graded learning assessment Cost/effort almost all up front Creators: Create/design learning once, use many times Standardized content and delivery Scales endlessly Learners: Fit learning options to individual needs at own pace at any time Revisit; use as a reference Creators: Skill-sets needed: subject matter expert, instructional design, technical skills Time/effort/cost required up Difficulty of updating topics Need LMS for tracking Low completion rates Learners: No human/social interaction; boring No deadlines Requires self-motivation, discipline Limited effective length
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