MOOCs began developing in the early 2000s with the theory of connectivism and the first MOOC in 2008 had over 2,000 learners. In 2012, some significant developments occurred including a Harvard MOOC with over 370,000 registered students and the launch of Coursera offering xMOOCs. By 2013, there were too many cMOOCs and xMOOCs to accurately count as the concept continued rapidly expanding.

2.  Massive
Uses the internet to connect with others on a global
scale.
 Open
No charge for students.
 Online
Learning together in digital modes.
 Course
A MOOC covers a single topic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_det
ailpage&v=eW3gMGqcZQc

3. MOOC TYPES:
cMOOCs & xMOOCs
• C-MOOC stands for
Connectivist MOOC.
• "X" in X-MOOC doesn't
stand for anything
specifically.

4.  2004: George Siemens & Stephen Downes develop theory of
Connectivism, “the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a
network of connections, and therefore that learning consists of the
ability to construct and traverse those networks
(Downes, 2012, p.9).
 2008: First MOOC presented at the University of Manitoba with 2
200 learners.
 2010: Dave Cormier videos about MOOCs added to youtube
(Cormier, 2011).
 2012:
- Havard’s first MOOC has 370 00 registered students
(Pappano,2012).
- Coursera launches from Stanford; offers first xMOOCs
(Chen, 2012).
- New York Times calls 2012 “The year of the MOOC”
(Pappano, 2012).
 2013: cMOOCs and xMOOCs too numerous to count accurately.

5.  I want to be an educator and the
best there is.
 I will be teaching English and
Life Orientation.
 I love reading.

6.  Life struggles.
 Careers.
 Romantic novels.