xMOOC- Managing Projects with Microsoft Project, CLD213x

1. About  CLD213x-Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

CLD213x-Managing Projects with Microsoft Project can be find on following link https://courses.edx.org/ .

Course instructor is Tom Allen, Microsoft Certified Trainer at New Horizons at Logical Operations.

The contents for this course include:

0 | Course Introduction     

1 | Initializing a Project

2 | Creating a Task-Based Schedule

3 | Managing Resources and Assignments

4 | Tracking and Analyzing a Project

5 | Communicating Project Information

6 | Using Custom Options

7 | Course Conclusion
  After Jul 1, 2018. , course content will be archived.

2. About xMOOC used for CLD213x-Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

This MOOC in Managing Projects with Microsoft Project was based like traditional university courses.

I am starting with xMOOCs because at the time of writing they are by far the most common MOOC. Because instructors have considerable flexibility in the design of the course, there is considerable variation in the details, but in general xMOOCs have the following common design features:

• specially designed platform software: this xMOOCs use specially designed platform software called edX that allows for the registration of very large numbers of participants, provides facilities for the storing and streaming on demand of digital materials, and automates assessment procedures and student performance tracking.
• video lectures: xMOOCs use the standard lecture mode, but delivered online by participants downloading on demand recorded video lectures. These video lectures are available on a weekly basis until the ending in 2 weeks on Jul 1, 2018. This xMOOCs now are using shorter recordings (sometimes down to 15 minutes in length) and thus there may be more video segments. Various video production methods have been used, including lecture capture (recording face-to-face on-campus lectures, then storing them and streaming them on demand), full studio production, or desk-top recording by the instructor on their own.
• computer-marked assignments: students complete an online test and receive immediate computerised feedback on the course Managing Projects with Microsoft Project. These tests are usually offered throughout the course, and may be used just for participant feedback. Alternatively the tests may be used for determining the award of a certificate if you decide to buy sertificate after you finish the course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project. Most assignments are based on multiple-choice, computer-marked questions.
• peer assessment: some xMOOCs have experimented with assigning students randomly to small groups for peer assessment, especially for more open-ended or more evaluative assignment questions, but that is not the case with the course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project.
• supporting materials: students can find on the course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project copies of slides, supplementary audio files, urls to other resources, and online articles that are included for downloading by participants.
• a shared comment/discussion space where participants can post questions, ask for help, or comment on the content of the course.
• no or very light discussion moderation: Moderation is directed at all participants. Because of the very large numbers participating and commenting, moderation of individual comments by the instructor-Microsoft team offering the MOOC-Managing Projects with Microsoft Project is impossible. 
• badges or certificates: for additional cost of 99$ you can get sertificate after completing course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project.
• learning analytics: This xMOOC platform for the course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project has the capacity to collect and analyse ‘big data’ about participants and their performance, enabling, at least in theory, for immediate feedback to instructors about areas where the content or design needs improving and possibly directing automated cues or hints for individuals.

3.  Sharing my experience completing the course

This self-paced course can take an estimated 3-5 hours per week for seven weeks for completion (assuming you complete one module per week for six weeks, plus the final exam in week seven). That includes lectures, review activities, assessments, and hands-on labs within each module. In my case I did everything in two and a half weeks period and completed course with score of 62% based on average results of 7 completed tests including final exam.xMOOC stands for eXtended Massive Open Online Course.

After Jul 1, 2018., course content will be archived.

4. How to plan and run a xMOOC course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project in 9 steps:

1. Topic, audience
   Students and professionals envolved in project management.
2. Find someone to teach with
   In case of this Microsoft course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project the course instuctor is  Tom Allen, Microsoft Certified Trainer at New Horizons at Logical Operations.
3. Determine contentThe contents for this course include:
   
   0 | Course Introduction     
   1 | Initializing a Project
   2 | Creating a Task-Based Schedule
   3 | Managing Resources and Assignments
   4 | Tracking and Analyzing a Project
   5 | Communicating Project Information
   6 | Using Custom Options
   7 | Course Conclusion
4. Plan spaces of interaction
   You have one forum on this course, but as I can see no one so far was using it, because there is no need. There is almost no direct interaction between an individual participant and the instructor responsible for the course.
5. Plan interactions
   In case of this Microsoft course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project there are not planned interactions.
6. Plan your "continual" presence
   In case of this Microsoft course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project there is not planned continual presence.
7. Learner creations(activities)
   In case of this Microsoft course of Managing Projects with Microsoft Project there is no provided space for learner's avtivities.
8.  Promote and share
   As I can see the course is promoted on edX and you can find it on LinkedIn as well.
9. Iterate and improve
   I took similar content course on my graduate studies and in my opinion I wouldn't change a thing here!

The advantage of this xMOOCs: This course can significantly broaden the number of students who can be exposed to university-level courses. Anyone can enroll and complete all the tasks during six weeks period that course can take.

The disadvantage of xMOOCS: xMOOCs are inferior to the university courses they mimic because they eliminate teacher-student interactions and involve limited student-student interactions.

This xMOOC was on platform edX and these screenshots are representing some of the computer-marked assignments and written proof of the results : 

All the exams are completed!

Reference List Citation
- TONY BATES, 

Comparing xMOOCs and cMOOCs: philosophy and practice, OCTOBER 13, 2014

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