MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) are online courses that are aimed at unlimited participation through the web. They provide interaction and community for students, professors, and teaching assistants. MOOCs cover a single topic, are open for anyone to take, are massive by connecting people on a global scale, and are online with no charge for students. MOOCs have different purposes, such as democratizing education, developing skills, increasing access to higher education, and decreasing costs. The first MOOC was introduced in 2008 and was called "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge." MOOCs have advantages like being free, allowing informal learning, and providing online interaction, but also have disadvantages like technical problems,

1. Presentation by MASEGO
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Massive Online Open Courses

2. Content
• What is MOOC?
• Purpose of MOOC
• Brief history of MOOCs
• Types of MOOCs
• Advantages and disadvantages of MOOCs
• conclusion

3. What are MOOCs
Online courses aimed at unlimited participation and open access
through the web. It provides interaction and create a community
for student, professors and teaching assistance.

4. What are MOOCs.
COURSE-
MOOC covers a single
topic
OPEN
Learning together in
digital modes
MASSIVE-
Uses the internet to
connect with others on
global scale
ONLINE
No charge for student
MOOC

5. MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) are online courses that
are used as a way to connect and collaborate while developing
digital skills and way of engaging in the learning process.

6. Purpose of MOOC
MOOCs have different purposes some MOOCs are created based on the
idea of democratizing education and developing social well-being.
MOOCs also aim at improving specific online skills, aims at increasing
access to high education, decreases cost and facilitate the teaching and
learning process.

7. Brief history of MOOC
• It is through networks that the learning experience can generate interesting
experiences. This leads to the rise of MOOCs. Did you know that the first
one was introduced in 2008 and 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 ways to engage students with the topic
including Facebook groups, Wiki pages, blogs, forums and other resources.

8. Types of MOOC
•C-MOOC And
•X-MOOC

9. Advantages and Disadvantages of MOOC
Advantages
• It is free
• Learning is informal and at student’s own
pace of learning
• Computer and internet access are only
resources needed nothing much
• Students can share work, critique others
and receive feedback. Provide online
interaction amongst student
Disadvantages
• X -MOOCs involve costs, sometimes not
important
• Limited real-world engagement
• Technical problems
• Academic dishonesty are likely to happen
• Students must be accountable for their
own work

10. References
• http://suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/purpose-and-quality-of-
moocs/ accessed on 19/02/2014
• http://www.veletsianos.com/2012/07/11/the-purpose-of-a-mooc-google-
and-societal-well-being/ Accessed on 20/02/2014
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course Accessed on
20/02/2014