2. CONTENTS
WHAT IS A MOOC?
THE HISTORY OF MOOCS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOOCS
TECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
MY FIELD OF INTEREST
3. WHAT IS A MOOC?
A MOOC IS AN ONLINE COURSE
AIMED AT UNLIMITED
PARTICIPATION AND OPEN
ACCESS VIA THE WEB
MOOCS PROVIDE INTERACTIVE
USER FOR A THAT HELP BUILD
A COMMUNITY FOR STUDENTS,
PROFESSORS AND TEACHING
ASSISTANCE.
4. THE HISTORY OF MOOCS
BEFORE THE DIGITAL AGE, DISTANCE
LEARNING APPEARED IN THE FORM OF
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, BROADCAST
COURSES AND EARLY FORMS OF ELEARNING
BY THE 1980s CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
ON SPECIALIZED TOPICS SUCH AS CIVIL
SERVICE TESTS AND SHORTHAND WERE
PROMOTED BY DOOR-DOOR SALESMEN.
5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOOCS
X-MOOCS: HAVE THEIR
BACKGROUND IN THE RISE OF
OPEN COURSE WARE. X-MOOC
DOESN’T STAND FOR ANYTHING
SPECIFICALLY.
C- MOOCS: A MOOC DESIGNED TO
EMPHASIZE CONNECTING
LEARNERS. IT STANDS FOR
CONNECTIVIST MOOC.
8. POTENTIAL BENEFITS
1.
APPROPRIATE FOR ANY WEB
CONNECTIVITY
2.
ANY LANGUAGE MAY BE USED
3.
ANY ONLINE TOOLS
4.
ESCAPE TIME ZONES
5.
6.
PRODUCE AND DELIVER IN SHORT
TIMEFRAME
CONTEXTUALIZED CONTENT
9.
10. My field of interest
I am interested in joining a MOOC
about the English language and
generally the literature that comes
with it too.
I am interested in this because I
feel that I will be able to advance
my English skills as well as writing.
