The document discusses MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). It defines MOOCs as online courses that are massive in scale, open to anyone, and delivered through online platforms. The first MOOC was created in 2008 by George Siemens and Stephen Downes and attracted over 2,200 participants. MOOCs are typically free or low-cost, utilize technologies like video and discussion forums for pedagogy, and can have hundreds of thousands of global participants. The document outlines the history and evolution of MOOCs from 2008 to 2012 and describes two main types: XMOOCs with an instructive approach, and CMOOCs with a more constructivist and connectivist learner-centered approach.

1. MOOCs
By Johann Opperman

2. WHAT IS A MOOC?
• Massive
• Open
• Online
• Course

3. WHAT IS A MOOC?
The term was coined by Dave Cormier or
Bryan Alexander (Alexander, 2008;
Cormier, 2008; Daniel, 2012; Masters
and Qaboos, 2011; G.Siemans, 2012a) to
describe a course on Connectivism
organized by George Siemans and
Stephen Downers in 2008, which
attracted over 2200 participants
(Downes, 2010).

4. MOOCS ARE OR WERE
• Authorized by top university professors
and experts
• Free or low-cost
• Technology (authoring + LMS) + content
+ pedagogy
• Text, video, rich media, interactive
exercises and assessment and discussion
forums + forums

5. MOOCs
• 100s of thousands of
particapants
• Anyone can participate and have
free access
• Distributed all across the globe
• Virtual Eduction Platforms

6. Short History
• In 2004, Stephen Downe and George Siemons
constructed the concept of Constructivism.
• Four years later, the very first original MOOC
was presented to an audience of 2200 students
at the University of Manitoba.
• Videos (MOOCs) were then added onto
YouTube by David Cormier In 2010.
• In 2011, MOOCs for the college prep skills
helps prepare first-year university students for
college requirements (Cormier, 2011).

7. Short History
• A year later (2012), the first MOOC
from Harvard has around 370 000
students registered students (Pappano,
2012).

8. Different Types of Available
MOOCs
• XMOOCs
Instructive approach to education (instructor
and support team record and provide a
lecture on video for learning. Formative
testing with a graded activity is then
provided to students with attained
knowledge.

9. Different Types of Available
MOOCs
• CMOOCs
Constructivist and connectivist approach
(learner-centered) to the teaching and
learning process with students interacting
authentic materials.

10. Field of Interest

11. MOOC TOPIC