Πολυμεσικό Υλικό στο Internet:
Συγχρονισμός, Επεξεργασία και
Διακίνηση
Multimedia content delivery in the Internet:
examples in MOOCs
11/12/2014
Β. Μάγκλαρης <maglaris@netmode.ntua.gr>
Μ. Γραμματικού <mary@netmode.ntua.gr>
Δ. Καλογεράς <dkalo@noc.ntua.ge>
www.netmode.ntua.gr
Outline
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MOOCs from the Instructor’s side
MOOCs from the Learner’s side
Coursera & edX Cases
Some examples
Coursera Case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera
• Coursera: is a for-profit educational
technology company
• List of ways to generate revenue, include:
– verified certification fees
– tutoring
– sponsorships
– tuition fees
• In January 2013, Coursera announced that the
American Council on Education had approved
five courses for college credit
Coursera from the Instructors’ side
• Coursera Partner Inquiry form
• Preparation behind the Scenes
Coursera Partner Inquiry Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15W2EZhpoWaZEBeDXn_NYP95pcNBYKmzyMYAqgJ-Z58/viewform
Coursera: behind the scenes filming
By Ben Loveridge (Learning Environments)
http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/researchservices/2012/12/15/courserabehind-the-scenes-filming/
Photo: Coursera filming set-up showing autocue and Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch (Credit: Ben Loveridge)
edX Case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdX
• edX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding
partners Harvard and MIT (in 2012) and runs on an
open-source software platform (http://code.edx.org/)
• edX has more than 3 million users taking over 300
courses online (of 22 October 2014)
• Around 100,000 certificates earned by edX students
• Topics include:
– biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics,
finance, electronics, engineering, food and nutrition,
history, humanities, law, literature, math, medicine, music,
philosophy, physics, science, statistics and more
edX Case
https://www.edx.org
• With the exception of professional education
courses, edX courses are free for everyone
• Some courses have a fee for verified
certificates but are free to audit
edX from the Instructors’ side
https://www.edx.org/about/org-faq
• EdX is committed to expanding the number of
universities and other high-quality course
builders who offer courses on its platform
• New members are welcomed as edX builds
capacity to accommodate the growing interest
from both institutions and learners
MOOCs from the Learners’ side
• Available questions and requirements for learners
before the registration to the course (Stanford as
an example):
https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/C
S101/Summer2014/about
• Registration for free
• Videos, Chats, discussions, quizzes, exams, all the
material available on the Internet, certificates
Courses on MOOCs
• Financial Markets (Coursera):
https://class.coursera.org/financialmarkets-002
• Introduction to Computer Science (edX):
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computerscience-harvardx-cs50x#.VImAOCuUckM
• Developing Android Apps (Udacity):
https://www.udacity.com/course/ud853
• Intro to HTML and CSS (Udacity):
https://www.udacity.com/course/ud304
NETMODE on line Courses
• Διαχείριση Δικτύων – Ευφυή Δίκτυα:
http://www.netmode.ntua.gr/main/index.php?optio
n=com_content&sectionid=4&task=view&id=115&It
emid=49
• Συστήματα Αναμονής:
http://www.netmode.ntua.gr/main/index.php?optio
n=com_content&sectionid=4&task=view&id=117&It
emid=98
References (I)
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15W2EZhpoWaZEBeDXn_NYP95pcNBYK
mzyMY-AqgJ-Z58/viewform
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera
• http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/researchservices/2012/12/15/courserabehind-the-scenes-filming/
• http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2012/10/what-does-it-take-to-prepare-a-dukecoursera-course/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdX
• http://code.edx.org/
• http://www.openuped.eu/
• https://www.udacity.com/
• https://www.udacity.com/nanodegrees