MOOCs are massive open online courses that are web-based and have no limit on participants. The first MOOC was launched in 2008 and was called CCK8, created by educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens. It had around 2,200 participants and used various online platforms. There are three main types of MOOCs - connectivist MOOCs focus on connecting nodes of information; xMOOCs are sponsored by universities and use automated grading; and task-based MOOCs focus on knowledge construction through tasks.

1. Massive Open Online
Course
MOOC

2. What is a MOOC
Is the Web-based distance learning or
online-based learning, and it does not
have limitation in terms of participants.
In Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs) there is creativity and the
openness and it allow the participants to
share readings, videos and activities.

3. History of MOOCs
• MOOC is within networks that learning can generate
quite interesting experiences. This leads us to the raise of
MOOCs. The first MOOC was launched in 2008. It was
called ‘Connectivism and Connective Knowledge/2008’
(CCK8), created by educators Stephen Downes and
George Siemens. Building off a for-credit course at the
University of Manitoba, Canada, this was the first class
designed behind the acronym of ‘MOOC’ and used many
different platforms to engage students with the topic,
including Facebook groups, Wiki pages, blogs, forums
and other resources.

4. History of MOOCs continue……
• Around 2,200 people
signed up for CCK08, and
170 of them created their
own blogs. The course was
free and open, which
meant that anyone could
join, modify or remix the
content without paying
(although a paid, certified
option was offered).

5. How to use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
 Since MOOCs does not have curriculum, it can be a
self-directed.
 It does not limit the number of participants
 The number of teachers or instructors can also
participate because the main aim is to gain
knowledge or to attain the certain goal.
 MOOCs can also be created by students discussing
the certain content or the chapter of the subject in
order to improve their learning

6. Three Types of MOOCs
Connectivist MOOC
xMOOC
Community/Task
Based MOOC

7. cMOOC
Connectivist
MOOCs

8. Learning Theory for the Digital
Age
Connectivism

9. Principles of Connectivism
 Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of
opinions.
 Learning is a process of connecting specialized
nodes or information sources.
 Learning may reside in non-human appliances.
 Capacity to know more is more critical than what
is currently known

10. Social Network
Knowledge
Construction
Task Based MOOCs

11. xMOOCs

12. xMOOCs
Stanford AI
Coursera
Udacity
edX (MIT,Harvard &
Berkley)

13. xMOOC Characteristics
 AI Grading
 University or Corporate
Sponsorship
 Rating of Questions Discussion
Forum
 Instructor record answers on video
but do not participate in the
discussion forums

14. FIELD OF INTEREST
My fields of interest is social issues
that affect the youth of South Africa.
This is because I am concerned with
the high rate of unemployment, school
dropouts and abuse, I believe that
these are the issues that negatively
affect the youth of our beautiful
country, so I want to know more and
try making a difference.

15. MOOC TOPIC
 SOCIAL ISSUES