1. MOOC
Massive Open
Online Courses
Group 7
Chantal Saunders, Harriet Louis,
Leonie Engelbrecht, Lionel
George & Martin Lesch

2. Background & History of MOOC’s
What is a MOOC? Background
 MOOCs are topic based and  Information is at the
support network learning fingertips
 Participants all over the  Internet plays a vital role in
world daily activities
 Discussion conducted via  MOOC’s introduced about
any online media 4 years ago
 Outcome determined by  The first course -
involvement and “Connectivism and
participation Connective Knowledge”
 No credit or certificate  Presented to 25 paying
students and 2 300
students

3. Benefits & Disadvantages of MOOC’s
Benefits Disadvantages
1. Learning at your own 1. Requires more time
convenience and commitment
2. Learning is directed 2. More freedom than
by your own interest you can handle
3. Learning is vastly less 3. Easy to procrastinate
expensive

4. Success in a MOOC
1. Orient yourself
2. Declare yourself
3. Network
4. Cluster
5. Focus

5. Challenges in a MOOC
 Accreditation not guaranteed
 Technical skills required
 Time and Effort
 Information - Everywhere

6. Current implementation of MOOC
 MITx
 Coursera
 Harvard Extension School

7. Future impact MOOC has on:
1. Higher Education
 Broader audience
 Better informed students
 Tertiary institutions will have to follow
 Challenge in Africa
2. Labour Market
 Unskilled work force
 Improve productivity
 Private sector and Tertiary institutions - Accreditation

8. Research conducted by our group:
Questionnaire findings
 Questionnaire was sent to 105 people. – 35 returned
 Target group: 27 years and 5 years work experience
 23 degrees, 2 certificates and 10 diplomas
 7% familiar with MOOC’s and 1.5% participated
 Internet use: 43% -Entertainment & Social & 29% -
Educational
 57% indicated that MOOC’s will make a contribution in
reducing South Africa’s unskilled labour force
 97% indicated that MOOC’s or online learning is the way
of the future