This document defines MOOCs as massive, open, online courses and discusses their history and types. It traces the origins of MOOCs back to the 1700s with mailed lessons and links to remote classrooms in the 1980s. The document outlines different types of MOOCs such as cMOOCs, xMOOCs, and connectivist MOOCs. It expresses the opinion that MOOCs are the future of education due to increased accessibility and engagement opportunities. The document also states that English literature is the course of most interest to enhance literature skills and vocabulary.

2. CONTENT TO BE COVERED
DEFINITION OF MOOC
HISTORY OF MOOC
TYPES OF MOOCS
MY COURSE OF INTEREST IN MOOC
REFERENCE

3. DEFINITION OF MOOC?
•MASSIVE – THERE ARE MANY PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDERS
•OPEN – IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, WITH LITTLE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
•ONLINE – IT IS FACILITATED USING TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS
•COURSES – PROVIDES SOME TYPE OF LEARNING AND CERTIFICATION IN A SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDY

4. HISTORY OF MOOC
• IT STARTED EARLIER IN THE 1728 BY CALEB PHILLIPS, THE TEACHER WHO INTRODUCED THE METHOD OF
SHORT HAND, IN USE OF MAILED LESSON TO THE STUDENTS
• THE VERY RAPID GROWING IN 1930’S OF STUDENT ENGAGING IN RADIO LESSONS LED TO PROPOSALS TO
USE IT FOR LONG DISTANCE EDUCATIONAT MANY UNIVERSITIES IN THE 1980S CLASSROOMS WERE LINKED
TO A REMOTE CAMPUS TO PROVIDE CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO ACCESS FOR SOME STUDENTS
• THE FIRST MOOCS EMERGED FROM THE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN 2008 BY DAVE COMIER

5. TYPES OF MOOC”S AVAILABLE
• CMOOC
• XMOOC
• CONNECTIVISTMOOCS
• ADAPTIVEMOOCS
• GROUPMOOCS
• TRANSFERMOOCS
• SOCIALMOOC

6. MY CONCLUSION ABOUT MOOC
• I THINK THAT MOOC’S ARE THE FUTURE TOOL OF EDUCATION BECAUSE THEPARTICIPANTS NUMBER IS
INCREASING EVERY YEAR AND INCREASED OPTIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY, INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND EXPANDED LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
• HOWEVER TO SOME IT IS BAD, TO SOME IT IS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE;TO EVERYONE IT IS ALL IN HOW YOU
APPROACH MOOCS
• TO ME MOOCS OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIT EDUCATION INTO YOUR LIFE

7. MY COURSE OF INTEREST
• MY COURSE OF INTEREST IS ENGLISH LITERATURE
• I HAVE CHOSEN THIS COURSE AS AN AID TO ENHANCE AND NURTURE LITERATURE SKILLS AND IMPROVE
VOCABULARY.

8. REFERENCE
• The term MOOC was coined by Dave Cormier or Bryan Alexander (Alexander, 2008; Cormier, 2008; Daniel, 2012;
Masters & Qaboos, 2011; G. Siemens, 2012a)