MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course. The document discusses the definition of a MOOC, the types which include connectivist and instructivist approaches, and the historical background including the first MOOC in 2008. MOOC course categories can range from subjects like chemistry to humanities to technology. Course lengths vary from 1 week to 52 weeks, with estimated student effort being 1-20 hours per week. The author's main field of interest in MOOCs is project management basics.

1. MOOC
SIBONISO JOHN SELEPE

2. CONTENT
1.What does the term MOOC stand for
2.The types of MOOC
3. Historical Background of MOOC
4.The course categories in MOOC
5. The duration of the courses in MOOC’S
6. My field of interest in MOOC’S
7.Reference list Having knowledge on the term named MOOC/ MOOC’S
based on: Educational Outcomes of this assignment include

3. MOOC

4. WHAT IS MOOC
Mooc is an online, free course that accommodates everyone from diverse
backgrounds, mostly it does not look at what qualification you have.
Furthermore mooc is accessed with internet so if you want to be involved with
mooc you have to have internet available for you.
According to CoToNet (2014) “they are similar to university but do not tend to
offer academic credit” hence we need to be critical when joining one of the
online courses so as to engage in new experiences that allow a person to
grow and develop.

5. TYPES OF MOOCS
1. Connectivist approach : Which emphasizes learning that focuses on the
“learning process, with network construction and navigation, where
connections, interactivity, diversity, openness and autonomy are emphasized
•Two types of MOOC’s
2. Instructivist – Behavioural/Cognitivist (blended with constructivist)
approach With learning focusing on the learning outcomes and so are
basically content based, where learners are guided by the main instructors,
and are also assessed based on either the machine based assessment tools
or peer assessment.

6. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF MOOC
The first MOOC was founded or launched in 2008 named “Connectivism and
Connective Knowledge/2008’ (CCK08) (MOOC news and reviews (2013) • It
was created by educators named Stephen Downes and George Siemens •
Which can conclude that the Idea behind the MOOC acronym is to provide
free academic knowledge online.

7. The course categories in MOOC
According to CoToNet (2014) the course categories range from chemistry
,education , humanities , technology and so forth depending on the field of
interest one finds himself in.

8. The duration of the courses in MOOC’S
And the course length also ranges depending on how long the duration you
want it to be they range from 1 week to a maximum of 52 weeks. • The
estimated effort refers to how the students wants to spend time on the
activities, they range from being self study methods or even 1 to 20 hours a
week which you spend on the given tasks. Course categories, length and
effort

9. My field of
interest in
MOOC’S
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
THE BASICS OF
SUCCESS

10. REFERENCES
Sloep.P. 2012. Technology enhanced learning. Available
from:http://pbsloep.blogspot.com/2012/06/on-two-kinds- of-moocs.html
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