The document discusses MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). It defines MOOCs as online courses that are open to unlimited participation via the web. MOOCs provide interactive forums to help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants. The document then briefly outlines the history of MOOCs, including early developments in 2004 and the first MOOC with over 370,000 registered students in 2012. It also summarizes some key benefits of MOOCs, such as opportunities for sharing ideas and receiving feedback from others. Finally, it notes that there are two main types of MOOCs - cMOOCs which emphasize connections between users and xMOOCs which focus more on course content.

1. UNDERSTANDING
MOOC
BY L.N MASIA

2. WHAT IS MOOC
 THE ABBREVIATION MOOC STANDS FOR MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE
COURSE.
 IT IS AN ONLINE COURSE AIMED AT UNLIMITED PARTICIPATION
AND OPEN ACCESS VIA THE WEB.
 WITH REGARD TO TRADTIONAL COURSE MATERIALS SUCH AS
VIDEOS, READING AND PROBLEM SETS.
 MOOC’S PROVIDE INTERACTIVE USER FOR A THAT HELP BUILD A
COMMUNITY FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS AND TEACHING
ASSISTSANCE.

3. BRIEF HISTORY OF MOOC
 GOERGE SEIMENS AND STEPHEN DOWNES DEVELOPED A THEORY PF
CONNECTIVISM IN 2004
 IN 2008 THE FIRST MOOC WAS PRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MANTOBA WITH 2200 LEARNERS
 IN 2012 HAVARD HAD ITS FIRST MOOC WITH 370,000 REGISTERED
STUDENTS
 NEW YORK TIMES CALLED THE YEAR 2012, THE YEAR OF THE MOOC

4. IMPORTANCE OF MOOC
 OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE IDEAS, EXCHANGE
KNOWLEDGE AND WORK IN COLLABORATION TEAM
 LEARNING OCCURS VIA INTERACTION, QUESTIONING AND
SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
 REQUIRES INDEPENDENT LEARNING, WHICH ENCOURAGES
STUDENTS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN
KNOWLEDGE

5. TYPES OF MOC’S
 WE HAVE TWO TYPES OF MOOC’S WHICH IS xMOOC AND Cmooc.
 THE cMOOC IS ALL ABOUT NETWORK AND CONNECTION WITH
OTHERS.
 THE xMOOC IS ALL ABOUT THE CONTENT.

6. PROS AND CONS OF MOOC
PROS
CONS
LEARNING IS INFORMAL AND AT STUDENTS
OWN PACE
xMOOC INVOLVES COSTS, SOMETIMES
SIGNIFICANT
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE ONLY
RESOURCES NEEDED
LIMITED REAL WORLD ENGAGEMENT
STUDENTS CAN SHARE WORK, CRITIQUE
OTHERS AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
GREAT INSTRUCTORS WITHOUT HIGH TUITION
FEE
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

7. MY FIELD OF INTEREST
 MY FIELD OF INTEREST IS BEING A TEACHER AND TEACHING
LIFE SCIENCES.
 THE TOPICS THAT I WOULD PERSUE IS:
 ECOSYSTEMS,
 GENETICS AND SOCIETY