What is a MOOC- EDUC515

1. Cara Melendez
EDUC 515

2. So what exactly is a MOOC?
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A MOOC is a massively open online course, which is available to anyone with
Internet access no matter where they are located.

3. How does
this affect our
students?
Many schools and teachers
are bringing in MOOCs to
help further their AP students
and classes, but they are not
exclusively only for AP
students and all students can
benefit from MOOCs.

4. Why bring in MOOCs?
“One of the reasons that MOOCs have gained prominence
in both the literature and in practice is because they
capitalize on connected learning principles. We already live
and work in a networked society. We draw on videos,
blogs, tweets, paper, digital print, and other media to
support our interests, needs, and goals. MOOCs can
provide a way for educators to begin to re-shape and re-
think their curriculum and their instructional strategies”

5. MOOCs as Tools
MOOCs as we can see are a
great resource tool for
teachers and students
especially those student who
are highly motivated, what
are their possibilities though?

6. MOOCs on the rise

7. References
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Fox, A. (2013). From MOOCs to SPOCs. Communications Of The ACM, 56(12), 38-40.
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MOOCs Are Tools. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=UpG8nOODPmE&index=11&list=PLW4JTlhQ0RHE_xCSCxF0o3NQJyydojxrK
Scott Garrigan on MOOCs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XG7pf5wePCs&index=10&list=PLW4JTlhQ0RHE_xCSCxF0o3NQJyydojxrK
Thompson G. MOOCs for AP: open online courses offer the promise of education for everyone, but in K-12, their best application is helping
high-achieving students get ahead. T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) [serial online]. 2013:20. Available from:
Expanded Academic ASAP, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 2, 2014.
What is a MOOC? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eW3gMGqcZQc