mooc presentation

1. AGNES VELA
ZONDO
201106453
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 3A

2. WHAT IS MOOC AND WHAT DOES IT
DO?
 MOOC IS AN ONLINE COURSE AIMED AT UNLIMITED PARTICIPATION
AND OPEN ACCESS VIA THE WEB, IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL
COURSE MATERIALS SUCH AS VIDEOS,READINGS AND PROBLEM
SETS.
 MOOC INTERGRATES THE CONNECTIVITY OF SOCIAL NETWORKING,
THE FACILITATION OF AN ACKNOWLEDGED EXPECT IN A FIELD OF
STUDY AND A COLLECTION OF FREELY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
RESOURCES

3. WHAT DOES MOOC STAND FOR?
 M= MASSIVE
 O= OPEN
 O= ONLINE
 C= COURSE
 THIS ABOVE BRIEF OF MOOCS DETAILS THAT STUDENTS CAN BE
MASSIVE IN THE ONLINE LEARNING UP TO 100,000+ AND IT MEANS
THAT YOU CAN STUDY ANY COURSE HENCE IT IS OPEN AND IT BEING
ONLINE MEANS THAT IT IS OPPOSED TO FACE TO FACE
INTERACTIONS AND THE COURSE PROVIDES LEARNING UNITS IN AN
ACADEMIC SUBJECT.

4. BENEFITS OF USING MOOC
 LEARNING IS DIRECTED BY YOUR OWN INTEREST
 LEARNING AT YOUR OWN INTEREST
 LEARNING IS VASTLY LESS EXPENSIVE

5. DISADVANTAGES OF USING MOOC
 EASY TO PROCASTINATE
 REQUIRES MORE TIME AND COMMITMENT
 MORE FREEDOM THAN YOU CAN HANDLE

6. CHALLENGES IN MOOC
 TIME AND EFFORT REQUIRED
 ACCREDITATION NOT GUARANTEED
 TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED
 INFORMATION- EVERYWHERE

7. FUTURE IMPACT MOOC HAS ON
HIGHER EDUCATION
 CHALLENGE IN AFRICA
 BROADER AUDIENCE
 TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WILL BE HAVE TO FOLLOW
 BETTER INFORMED STUDENTS