Understanding of MOOCs

1. S.M. NXUMALO
PRESENTATION ABOUT A MOOC
PROF 3A
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2. CONFUSED ? WELL STAY FOCUSED YOU WILL
GET TO KNOW WHAT IS A MOOC
MOOCs

3. WHAT IS a MOOC?
Mooc is a free non-degree online courses with open unlimited global enrollment to anyone
who desires to learn; and regardless of their current educational level.
 Mooc is a unique and exciting virtual teaching and learning.
 Good research experiences.
 ICT authentic online experiences

4. THE HISTORY OF MOOCS, ELECTRONIC
MEDIA
• The first Mooc was launched in 2008, 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.(http://moocnewsandreviews.com/a-short-history-of-moocs-and-
distance-learning/#ixzz2yyeZtkpi)

5. TYPES OF MOOC
C mooc
 According to George Siemens
and Stephen Downes, ‘Environment the
participants in the course act as both teachers
and students, sharing information and engaging
in a joint teaching and learning experience
through intense interaction facilitated by
technology.’
 Community learning and connection.
X mooc
 Based on traditional college courses that seem
to be replicating the pedagogy of the low-tech
classroom.
 Sociability of provision.
 Individual learning in the single Platform

6. Massive open
online course
Moocs

7. THE MOOCS EXPERIENCE…….
GET TO KNOW MOOC BETTER
Providers of top
educational
courses that
uses moocs

8. MMMMMM

9. USUALLY MOOCS COURSES
 DO NOT HAVE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS; ALL COURSES CAN BE TAKEN BY ANYONE FROM
ANYWHERE ONLINE.
 THEY USUALLY RUN TWO OR THREE TIMES EACH YEAR.
 THEY ARE LED BY WORLD CLASS ACADEMICS AND SUPPORTED BY TEACHING ASSISTANTS (1-
2HOURS).
 THEY ARE SELF DIRECTED(YOU GET HELP AND ASSESSMENTS ONLINE AND ALSO COMPLETE
THEM ONLINE)
 MEET HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ARE SUBJECTED TO INTERNAL ASSURANCE PROCESS.

10. MOOCS
ABOUT MOOCS
openness
On our daily lives moocs
connectivsm
massiveness
moocs
accessible

11. MOOCS BENEFITS/FACTORS & ISSUES

12. A mooc is also relevant to
 Network-based
 Task-based
 Content-based

13. Hope you Satisfied

14. MY OWN FIELD OF
INTEREST IN SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
 HAPPINESS
 PERSONALITY
 WHAT IS LOVE?

15. THE FIELDS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(MOOC)
What is love?
*passionate love
*companionate love
Personality
*what
determines a
good
personality
Happiness
*what keeps
us happy?

16. References
http://www.mooc-list.com
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/online-learning/moocs/moocs
http://www.moocs.co/
http://www.mooc-list.com/node?page=2
http://moocnewsandreviews.com/a-short-history-of-moocs-and-distance-
learning/#ixzz2u8mbl8bv
http://moocnewsandreviews.com/a-short-history-of-moocs-and-distance-
learning/#ixzz2yyeZtkpi
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