Report of the Massive Open Online Course

Abstract

The Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning (TEL) MOOC is a collaborative project between the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada, and the Commonwealth of Learning, based out of British Columbia, Canada. This massive open online course (MOOC) is intended to engage teachers who work in any level of education, are from all over the globe, and are interested in technology-enabled learning and open educational resources. The first offering of this five-week MOOC took place from January 9 to February 10, 2017, using the mooKIT platform developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Athabasca University and the Commonwealth of Learning in May 2016 which outlined plans for several offerings of TEL MOOC with particular focus on details surrounding the first offering of the course. The instruction for TEL MOOC was provided by two content experts from Athabasca University, Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes and Dr. Nathaniel Ostashewski, supported by a number of teaching assistants to facilitate course discussion. Instructional design was based on the Community of Inquiry framework which was also included in the course content for Week 1. The Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) for use of technology in teaching and learning were presented in the course, as well as open educational resources and types of licensing agreements and permissions.