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Massive Open Online Course
This document provides an overview of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) including their history, meaning, and examples of popular MOOC platforms. It explains that MOOCs were first coined in 2008, are free online courses designed for large numbers of students, and while they may not offer academic credits, can enable certification or further studies. It also summarizes some key details about Coursera, edX, and Udacity - three major MOOC providers.
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- 4. Do you wantto learn more about MOOC? YES No
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- 9. History The word MOOCwas coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier, from the University of Prince Edward Island for a course offered by the University of Manitoba, "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge."
- 10. A massive openonline course (MOOC) is a free Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed students. Meaning
- 11. A MOOC maybe patterned on a college or university course or may be less structured. Although MOOCs don't always offer academic credits, they provide education that may enable certification, employment or further studies.
- 15. Coursera is afor- profit educational technology company that offers massive open online courses (MOOCs).
- 16. All courses offeredby Coursera are "accessible for free" and some give the option to pay a fee to join the "Signature Track."
- 17. Coursera courses approximatefrom four to ten weeks long, with one to two hours of video lectures a week. These courses provide quizzes, weekly exercises, peer-graded assignments, and sometimes a final project or exam.
- 38. edX is amassive open online course (MOOC) provider. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no charge.
- 39. The Massachusetts Instituteof Technology and Harvard University created edX in May 2012. More than 70 schools, nonprofit organizations, and corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website.
- 40. EdX was foundedin May 2012 by scientists from Harvard and MIT. Jerry Sussman, Anant Agarwal, Chris Terman, and Piotr Mitros teach the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, drawing 155,000 students from 162 countries.
- 53. Udacity is afor-profit educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky offering massive open online course (MOOCs).