Brief Intro to MOOCs

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2. Website of MIT OCW…
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3. Selecting a Course…
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4. OCW
OCW to MOOCs…
• Archived Materials only
• In learners own pace
MOOCs
• Material has been put
deliberately with specific
dates & Goals
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5. Coursera
Udacity
Edx
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11. A typical Course home page…
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12. Lecture Videos…
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Exercises…

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Discussion Forums…

15. Active learning environments…
 Equations
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16. Computer-graded exercises provide instant feedback
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Instant feedback…

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Diverse group of Students… In millions…

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From every country…. From every walk of life…

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Of different ages…

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Self paced…
Students can pause and rewind lectures so they don’t get lost

21. Be Social…
Recent research shows if you take a class with a friend, or engage socially with
other learners while taking a course, there is a higher chance of success.
• Discussion forums
• MeetUps
• Google Hangout
• Facebook, Twitter…etc.
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Peer learning…
Discussions and Facebook-like interactions help students learn. Students
also learn by teaching others

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Discussion Forums…

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24×7 active help…
Staff/Moderator/TA support…
Up voting facility…
Learn from the best…

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Certificates…

26. Smart phone Applications…
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• Smart phone applications of popular MOOC platforms are
available for Android and iphone devices

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28. Exciting Things about MOOCs…
• Relevant courses taught by passionate, experienced industry leaders
o E.g. : Google, Nvidia, Facebook, Cloudera, and AT&T
•Online education that bridges the gap between academic and real
world skills
•Showcase your skills-Project based courses
o Share your code on Github
o Update your LinkedIn profile
o Win a chance to Google I/O Conference
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Get your dream job…
Dan Megan

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Saad Nasser
Bangalore, India,
Age 11

32. Thank you…
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