MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) began with the development of connectivism in the early 2000s. The first MOOC was offered in 2008. MOOCs are free online courses that are accessible to students worldwide. There are three main types of MOOCs: network-based focus on connecting learners, task-based emphasize skills through assignments, and content-based focus on acquiring information through lectures and testing. MOOCs provide advantages like low costs, flexibility, and access to expert instructors, but also disadvantages such as limited engagement, technical issues, and lack of accountability.

1. MOOC!
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES

2. HISTORY OF MOOC!
• GEORGE SIEMENS AND STEPHEN DOWNES DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF
CONNECTIVISM, THE THESIS THAT KNOWLEDGE IS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS A
NETWORK OF CONNECTIONS AND THAT LEARNING CONSIST OF THE ABILITY TO
CONSTRUCT NETWORKS.
• THE WORD MOOC WAS COINED IN 2008 BY DAVE CORMIER FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FOR A COURSE OFFERED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA . “CONNECTIVISM AND CONNECTIVE KNOWLEDGE”

3. WHAT IS MOOC?
• MOOC IS AN ONLINE COURSE WHICH IS A FREE WEB-BASED. DISTANT
LEARNING PROGRAM THAT IS DEVELOPED SO THAT THERE IS PARTICIPATION
OF LEARNERS OR STUDENTS ACROSS THE WORLD.
• IT PROVIDES EDUCATION THAT MAY ENABLE CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT OR
FURTHER STUDIES

4. DIFFERENT KINDS OF MOOCS
“
NETWORK BASED”
 “TASK-BASED”
“CONTENT-BASED”

5. “NETWORK BASED”
• NETWORK BASED AS CHARACTERIZED BY THE CONNECTIVIST
• PEDAGOGY OF NETWORK BASED IS BASED IN CONNECTIVIST STYLE
METHODS.
• RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED BUT EXPLORATION IS MORE IMPORTANT.

6. “TASK-BASED”
• AS CHARACTERIZED BY JIM GROOM
• MOOCS EMPHASIZE SKILLS IN SENSE OF THAT THEY ASK THE LEARNER TO
COMPLETE CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK.
• IT EXPOSES LEARNERS TO MANY DIFFERENT FORMATS AND STYLES IN ONLINE
TEACHING

7. “CONTENT- BASED”
• MOOCS ARE THE ONES WITH HUGE ENROLLMENTS, COMMERCIAL
PROSPECTS, BIG UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AUTOMATED TESTING AND
EXPOSURE IN THE POPULAR PRESS.
• CONTENT ACQUISITION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN THESE CLASSES THAN EITHER
NETWORKING OR TASK COMPLETION AND TEND TO USE INSTRUCTIVIST
PEDAGOGY.
• TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE MAYBE
EMPHASIZED, MASS PARTICIPATION SEEMS TO IMPLY MASS PROCESSING.

8. ADVANTAGES OF MOOC
FREE UNLESS COLLEGE IS OFFERED.
LEARNING IS INFORMAL, TAKES PLACE ANYWHERE.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE ONLY RESOURCES NEEDED.
STUDENTS CAN SHARE WORK, CRITIQUE OTHERS AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK.
GREAT INSTRUCTORS WITHOUT HIGH TUITION OF HOST SCHOOL.

9. DISADVANTAGES OF MOOC
INVOLVE COSTS SOMETIME SIGNIFICANT
LIMITED REAL-WORLD ENGAGEMENT
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POSSIBLE
STUDENT MUST LEARN TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN LEARNING

10. FIELD OF INTEREST
“ LIFE SCIENCES”
SCIENCE DEAL WITH ALL LIVING ORGANISMS, THEIR LIFE PROCESSES, THEIR
INTERRELATIONSHIP AS LIFE SCIENCES ,MEDICINE OR ECOLOGY

11. LIFE SCIENCE
THE COURSE WILL CONSIST OF A THEORETICAL COMPONENT WHEREBY WE
WILL COVER:
• GENETICS ;NUCLEIC ACID ; RNA
• MEIOSIS
• GENETICS AND INHERITANCE
• ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
• HUMAN REPRODUCTION