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Media and Information

Literacy
Quarter 4–Module 2:
Impact of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Media and Information Literacy for Grade 12 Alternative Delivery
Mode (ADM) Module on the Impact of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from public institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they
do the tasks included in the module.

For the Learner:

Welcome to the Media and Information Literacy for Grade 12 Alternative Delivery
Mode (ADM) Module on the Impact of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

Technology has played a big role in almost every aspects of our lives. It has proven
that the world continuously changes. It can be from the simple chores that we do, the
appliances and gadgets that we use today, the transportation and communication, medicine
and so much more with the field of education.

The challenging process of educating is in demanding need for solutions on how

technology will change education. Society seems to be fascinated by the eruption of
technological advancements in the educational field.

The effects of technology in the classroom are related to both the teacher and the
students. In the past classrooms were lecture driven. With technology involved in education,
the students are more active in their learning. The teacher is no longer the center of
attention. They play the role of a facilitator or guide of information and not so much of an
information source. Technology in the classroom allows the students to be more active with
the opportunity of communication of information.

The use of technology in education has evolved from helping the teachers with
presentations and reports up to this present time that it has been used by students to freely
access contents on the Internet and to accomplish a certain module or course with lesser
interaction or intervention from the teacher.
 This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process
the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

What I Need to Know

This module will assist you in encouraging the learners to share their personal
experiences, feelings and emotions regarding the impact of Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOC).

For the learner

Understanding what is massive open online courses and its impact to the
learners will be of great help in appreciating its usefulness to education. When
students are well informed with this technological advancement, they will appreciate
more its advantages as well as serving as alternative to different modes of learning
available for them.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. define what is massive open online course and

2. analyze the benefits and challenges of a massive open online course

What I Know

Technology has played a big role in almost every aspects of our lives. It has
proven that the world continuously changes. It can be from the simple chores that we
do, the appliances and gadgets that we use today, the transportation and
communication, medicine and so much more with the field of education.

Fill in the table below with the needed information. Answer the questions
given. Write your answer in your notebook.

Technologies of the Future

Technology I like best Technology that is already Technology that might happen
existing next year

1. Do you think these technological advances can make communication in life better?
2. What problems or issues can they solve?
3. What possible issues can you foresee with these technologies? Explain your answer.
Lesson

2 Impact of Massive Open Online Courses

Education has evolved, and will continue to evolve in the future, and that one
of these advancements is through MOOC. Identifying the term Massive Open Online
Courses and analyzing the challenges and benefits it gives by providing situational
activities will make students to appreciate and understand this technological
advancement in the field of education.

What’s In

Complete the chart below using the given words. Arrange them according to
the level of use of technology.

Classroom aids Face to Face Flipped Fully online (distance) Hybrid

What’s New

Belle and Ina are friends who attend face to face classes They travel for two
hours every day to arrive at their school. Aside from the long travel time, they would
purchase books for each subject or even pay for photocopied resources. There are
times when they would go to school just to find out that their class is suspended.
There are instances when they go home late because of traffic. When they arrive
home, they do not have much time to do their assignments and take-home activities.
On the other hand, Ellie and Isa are Grade 12 students and are planning to enroll in
a university for college. While it was vacation, they both found out about MOOCs.
 They decided to enroll on the offered courses which caught their interests.
Ellie was able to complete five courses while Isa was able to complete four courses.
Their pleasant experience with MOOCs includes hassle free enrollment, fully online
courses and free access to content. There were also able to meet other students
from other countries, with different cultures. Their learning has been more enjoyable
because of the content which include video lessons, readings, assessment and
discussion forums.

Comparing the experiences of Belle and Ina with face to face learning and
that of Ellie and Isa’s experience with online learning, what can you say about the
difference between the two approaches in learning?

What is It

Discussion of Activity 1
Answer the following questions based on the story in What’s New.
1. What are the words that best describe face to face learning?
2. What are the words that best describe online learning?
3. What are the similarities and differences of the two learning approaches?
Present your answers in a Venn diagram.

Face to face Online

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) are courses delivered online and
accessible to all for free. Enrollments under these courses are unlimited and can run
into hundreds of thousands. The courses are typically comprised of video lessons,
readings, assessments, and discussion forums. Examples of MOOCs are:
coursera.org, novoed.com, edx.org, model.upou.edu.ph.
The challenges and benefits faced by MOOCs today are low completion rate,
accountability, different role of instructor and accessibility.
 What’s More

Independent Activity 1

Create an infographic that represents the idea of MOOCS. This infographic

will help other people to better understand the concept of MOOCs. Your output will
be graded using the following rubrics:
Category 4 3 2 1

Message The topic and Topic and main Topic is given but Topic and/or main
Clarity messages of are ideas are clear. main ideas are ideas are absent or
clear and easily unclear or lacking. very unclear.
understood;
Intended to
inform or
convince the
viewer.

Details Details Detail is added More is needed for Very little detail is
(including to support each understanding. provided for the main
labels) support main idea with Some are ideas and
the main idea minimal clutter. distracting. understanding is
without limited.
distracting with
clutter.

Content - At least 4 3 accurate facts 2 accurate facts are Fewer than 2

Accuracy accurate are displayed. displayed. accurate facts are
facts/concepts displayed.
are displayed in
the infographic

Graphics - The graphics Most graphics All graphics relate Graphics do not
Relevance used represent represent the to the topic but do relate to the topic.
information information not represent
appropriately. appropriately. appropriately.

Design/layo The Is attractive in Is acceptably Is distractingly messy,

ut design/layout is terms of design, attractive though it unattractive, or very
neat, clear, and layout and may be a bit poorly designed.
visually neatness. messy.
appealing.
Independent Assessment 1

Based on your answer in Activity #1, list down four key terms that best
describe Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Complete the given diagram
below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Massive Open Online Courses

Independent Activity 2

Create an essay about the challenges and benefits of Massive Open Online
Courses. Your essay will be graded based on this rubric. Consequently, use this
rubric as a guide when writing your essay and check it again before you submit
your essay.
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Focus & Details There is one clear, There is one clear, There is one topic. The topic and
well- focused well- focused topic. Main ideas are main ideas are
topic. Main ideas Main ideas are somewhat clear. not clear.
are clear and clear but are not
are well well supported by
supported by detailed
detailed and information.
accurate
information.
Organization The introduction is The introduction The introduction There is no clear
inviting, states the states the main states the main introduction,
main topic, and topic and provides topic. A conclusion structure, or
provides an overview of the is included. conclusion.
an overview of paper. A
the paper. conclusion is
included.

Voice The author’s The author’s The author’s The author’s

purpose of writing purpose of writing purpose of writing purpose of writing is
is very clear, and is somewhat clear, is somewhat clear, unclear.
there is strong and there is some and there is
evidence of evidence of evidence of
attention to attention to attention to
audience. The audience. The audience. The
author’s author’s author’s
extensive knowledge and/or knowledge and/or
knowledge and/or experience with the experience with the
experience with topic is/are evident. topic is/are limited.
the topic is/are
evident.
 Word Choice The author uses The author uses The author uses The writer uses a
vivid words and vivid words and words that limited
phrases. The phrases. The communicate vocabulary.
choice and choice and clearly, but the Jargon or clichés
placement of placement of words writing lacks may be present
words seems is inaccurate at variety. and detract from
accurate, natural, times and/or seems the meaning.
and not forced. overdone.
Sentence All sentences are Most sentences Most sentences are Sentences sound
Structure, well constructed are well well constructed, awkward, are
and have varied constructed and but they have a distractingly
Grammar,
structure and have varied similar structure repetitive, or are
Mechanics, & length. The author structure and and/or length. The difficult to
Spelling makes no errors in length. The author author makes understand. The
grammar, makes a few several errors in author makes
mechanics, and/or errors in grammar, grammar, numerous errors in
spelling. mechanics, and/or mechanics, and/or grammar,
spelling, but they spelling that mechanics, and/or
do not interfere interfere with spelling
with understanding. that interfere
understanding. with
understandin
g.

Independent Assessment 2
From the Independent Activity #2, answer the following question. Explanation
should be at least 5 sentences. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Which of the two is greater, the challenges or the benefits that students get
from enrolling in MOOCs? Explain your answer.

Independent Activity 3
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are used today by universities and
colleges to deliver content to a wider scope of learners. Aside from this, what do you
think are the reasons why MOOCs are becoming popular nowadays? List down at
least 5 reasons.

Independent Assessment 3
To MOOC or not to MOOC?

This question will be the basis of your answer for this activity. As a student,
make a stand on whether you are in favor or not with the use of MOOC today.
Defend your position in an essay. Your output will be graded using the rubrics in
Independent Activity #2.
 What I Have Learned

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are courses delivered online and
accessible to all for free.

MOOCs are usually offered by universities and colleges. There are also
MOOCs offered by companies such as Microsoft and Google.

Examples of MOOCs are coursera.org, novoed.com, edx.org and

model.upou.edu.ph.

The challenges faced by MOOCs today are completion rate, accountability,

the role of instructor and accessibility.

What I Can Do

How is MOOC changing or influencing education at present? Illustrate your

answer using a poster. Your output will be graded based on the following rubrics:

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Required The poster includes All required All but 1 of the Several required
Elements all required elements are required elements elements were
elements as well as included on are included on missing.
additional the poster. the poster.
information.

Graphics - All graphics are All graphics are All graphics relate Graphics do not
Relevance related to the topic related to the to the topic. One or relate to the topic
and make it easier topic and most two borrowed OR several
to understand. make it easier to graphics have a borrowed graphics
All borrowed understand. source citation. do not have a
graphics have a Some borrowed source citation.
source citation. graphics have a
source citation.
Attractiveness The poster is The poster is The poster is The poster is
exceptionally attractive in acceptably distractingly messy or
attractive in terms terms of design, attractive very poorly designed.
of design, layout, layout, and though it may It is not attractive.
and neatness. neatness. be a bit messy.
Grammar There are no There are 1-2 There are 3-4 There are more than 4
grammatical/mechani grammatical/mec grammatical/mech grammatical/mechanic
cal mistakes on the hanical mistakes anical mistakes on al mistakes on the
poster. on the poster. the poster. poster
 Assessment

Answer the following questions. Write answers in your notebook.

1. What is MOOC?
2. What are the characteristics of MOOCs?
3. How was MOOC made possible today?
4. How is it different from taking a course from a college or university?

Additional Activities

MOOC Enrolment

You will pretend that you will enroll in a MOOC by searching for available MOOCs.

Situation: Your school supports MOOCs. Your principal or head of the school
encourages you to enroll in one of the following courses. This course will
be credited to your Senior High School Curriculum which can be helpful in
your college or university education.

Massive Open Online Registration Form

Name:
Grade:
Email Address:
Preferred MOOC
Brief description about the
MOOC
Course objectives
Name of professors/
instructors
Give their academic
qualifications
State your reason of
enrolling in the MOOC
Your signature:
Date:
What I Know What's In Assessment
ANSWERS MAY VARY Face to Face ANSWERS MAY VARY
Classroom aids
Flipped
Hybrid
Fully online (distance)
What’s New / What is it /
What’s More / What I Have
Learned / What I Can Do /
Additional Activities
ANSWERS MAY VARY
Answer Key
References

https://www.classcentral.com/report/are-moocs-going-to-disappear-4-challenges-to-
overcome/

http://contenidoelearning.com/2018/04/metodologia-de-aprendizaje-e-learning/

https://explorance.com/blog/4-challenges-evaluating-massive-open-online-courses-moocs/