Did you say MOOC?
A MOOC (Massive, Open Online Course) is a free on-line course, open to all, which targets the widest possible audience. It often consists mainly of videos of an expert speaking. Another important element is the possibility for participants to interact with one another, via a forum and shared tasks.
Did you say SPOC?
A SPOC is like a MOOC, except that it is Small and Private. It’s a MOOC with restricted access. A typical format for a professional online training course.
Beyond MOOCs
For us, digital learning is not restricted to MOOCs, COOCs or SPOCs. Its objective is wider: it includes all the means and formats which enable digital technology to be used in vocational training. Our single rule is to take as our starting point your content and your objectives, then to determine which digital format(s) to use. This is the key to the success of a digital learning course.
We do not believe there are intangible rules which must be applied in dealing with your training needs, however we do believe that it is paramount to learn from experience and use the most up-to-date digital tools.
Digital learning, Thinkovery style
Learn from the best
Digital learning, MOOCs and SPOCs enable companies to make considerable savings on the costs of training, to make a training course rapidly available to the largest number of trainees, to integrate new arrivals better and more quickly. But let us not forget that it is also the opportunity to share the knowledge of the best expert, the best pedagogue, the best spokesperson. We call this “Learning from the Best”: it is an aspect that we have mastered to perfection. Indeed, in order to work with such unique resources, great flexibility is needed in order to make the best use of their limited availability in order to satisfy the highest demands. To date, we have worked with over 200 internationally renowned research workers
The best way to learn
It is not enough to have the best content and training scenario. Switching to digital requires knowing how to use and adapt both form and content in order to optimise the user’s experience. This is what we call “The best way to learn”. It is a major concern for us in every aspect of a course. For this reason we systematically choose the optimal audiovisual and graphic production quality. This is one of the conditions for getting learners to commit to a course. In fact we have commitment rates well in excess of the average in our field.
