MOOCs (massive open online courses) provide educational opportunities at no cost or low cost online. Online learning brought distance education into the mainstream over the past few decades, but the MOOC, currently popular in higher education, brings learning to more students through large-scale interactive participation. This session will describe MOOCs, advantages and disadvantages shared with virtual worlds, and the future of the MOOC through examples of various types.

Technical Requirements: Computer with Internet access, Second Life avatar, SL Viewer, audio playback.

RSVP:  Although space is ‘virtually’ unlimited, please RSVP to Kevin Dompier at kevin.dommpier@gmail.com, Lori Bell at lbell927@gmail.com, or Dr. Pat Franks at patricia.franks@sjsu.edu

Note: If you are new to Second Life or have not been in SL in a while, you can contact our VCARA Student Assistant, Kevin Dompier, at kevin.dompier@gmail.com to arrange a time to meet for basic instructions (e.g., practice flying, test audio, tour VCARA).

Monday, October 07, 2013
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm Pacific Time
Location: Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration (VCARA), SLIS Island, Second Life