This mooc was created to identify or help others to understand more about MOOCs

1. MY PRESENTATION OF
MOOCS
NP MFENYANA 201146210

2. DEFINITION
A massive open online
course is a free Web –
based distance learning
program that is designed for
the participation of large
numbers of geographically
dispersed students.

3. FOUNDED
The word MOOC was
coined in 2008 by Dare
Cormier, from the
university of Prince Edward
Island

4. INVOLVEMENT OF MOOCS
The MOOC concept
involves universities putting
short courses online and
inviting anyone in the world
to sign up for free. It
attracted millions of
learners world wide years
ago.

5. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED
MOOC is also a bid to ensure the
university remains ahead of the fast
moving curve in learning and teaching
technology

6. TEACHING AND LEARNING
Teaching and learning will
present material through a
blend of videos and other
media, combined who are
studying the same course

7. EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY
MOOC is intended to signal a
commitment to embracing the
newest technologies and latest
thinking and teaching and learning to
offer student something different

8. DEVELOPMENT
MOOC’s encourages development of
learning and use on the futurelearns

9. MY INTEREST
The MOOC that I would
be interested in doing is the
Economic and Finance

10. TOPIC PURSUED
The topics that I would like to pursue
are knowing what makes a good
economists and how one can tackle
the economy of the world not just
South Africa

11. REFERENCE LIST
• http://www.mooc-
list.com/node?page=2
• http://www.slideshare.
net/oerafrica/the-rise-
of-moocs
• http://www.slideshare.
net/Downes/2013-05-
06-moose
• http://www.slideshare.
net/Downes/how-to-
organize-a-
mooc?from_search=9
• http://www.slideshare.
net/LynGoodnight/mult
media-presentation-
goodnight