Internet Multimedia content delivery in the Internet examples

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 • • MOOCs from the Instructor’s side MOOCs from the Learner’s side Coursera & ed. X 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/15 W 2 EZhpo. Wa. ZEBe. DXn_NYP 95 pc. NBYKmzy. MYAqg. J-Z 58/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 24 HD Touch (Credit: Ben Loveridge)

ed. X Case http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ed. X • ed. X 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/) • ed. X has more than 3 million users taking over 300 courses online (of 22 October 2014) • Around 100, 000 certificates earned by ed. X 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

ed. X Case https: //www. edx. org • With the exception of professional education courses, ed. X courses are free for everyone • Some courses have a fee for verified certificates but are free to audit

ed. X from the Instructors’ side https: //www. edx. org/about/org-faq • Ed. X 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 ed. X 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 S 101/Summer 2014/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 (ed. X): https: //www. edx. org/course/introduction-computerscience-harvardx-cs 50 x#. VIm. AOCu. Uck. M • Developing Android Apps (Udacity): https: //www. udacity. com/course/ud 853 • Intro to HTML and CSS (Udacity): https: //www. udacity. com/course/ud 304

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/15 W 2 EZhpo. Wa. ZEBe. DXn_NYP 95 pc. NBYK mzy. MY-Aqg. J-Z 58/viewform • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Coursera • http: //blogs. unimelb. edu. au/researchservices/2012/12/15/coursera-behind -the-scenes-filming/ • http: //cit. duke. edu/blog/2012/10/what-does-it-take-to-prepare-a-dukecoursera-course/ • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ed. X • http: //code. edx. org/ • http: //www. openuped. eu/ • https: //www. udacity. com/nanodegrees