A brief presentation on learning opportunities: Massive Open online Course.

1. ACTIVITY 3: Slideshare –
MOOCs
Kagiso Kealeboga Magano
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2.  IS it a bird???
 IS it a Plane???
 Yet Another Social Networking???
 Genius Club???

4. The Definition:
Mook is an acronym word meaning Massive Open Online Course
“MOOC”
It is a free Web-based distance learning program that is designed
for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed
students.
A MOOC may be patterned on a college or university course or may
be less structured. Although MOOCs don't always offer academic
credits, they provide education that may enable certification,
employment or further studies.

5. A bit of Background…..
The evolution of technology and of new learning
experiences have always been closely related. So the idea
that there is knowledge to be taken advantage of within
networks inspired Canadian educator George Siemens
develop a theory called Connectivism that could explain
changes in education after the popularization of
technology inside and outside classrooms. Using this
theory, Siemens partnered with Stephen Downes to develop
a new format of online course that is open for anyone
interested.
George Siemens

6. A bit of Background….. (Continued)
 2008: First MOOC presented at University of Manitoba with ~ 2200 learners
 2010: Dave Cormier videos about MOOCs added to YouTube (Cormier, 2010)
 2011: MOOC for college prep skills helps freshmen prepare for college requirements
(Cormier, 2011)
 2012:
 Harvard‟s first MOOC has 370,000 registered students (Pappano, 2012)
 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

7. MOOC Development Timeline
 2004: Connectivism [Knowledge stage of innovation
 2008: First MOOC [Decision stage of innovation]
 2010: Dave Cormier videos [Persuasion stage]
 2011: MOOC for college prep skills [Implementation stage]
 2012: Harvard, Coursera, Year of the MOOC [Confirmation stage]

8. Characteristics of

9.  Free of charge
 Scale of numbers – no participation limit
 No formal entry requirement
 Virtual Learning Environment is not the center of the
course
 Use a variety of (new) social media and online tools
 Learner-centered
Increased student participation and self-direction
Facilitators create the environment not way of learning
 Scattered chaos
High drop out rate
 Can be Community of Practice

10. Types of MOOCs
XMOOCS
 xMOOC usually has one or
more higher education
colleges or schools behind it,
and, in some cases, a for-
profit company. A great deal
of money is required to
develop video and other
course content in a MOOC and
to operate the platform.
Funds are provided either by
the institution, by private
investors
CMOOCS
 cMOOC is based on the idea
that learning happens within
a network, where learners
use digital platforms such as
blogs and social media
platforms to make
connections with content,
learning communities and
other learners to create and
construct knowledge.

11. Time to become an Official MOOCer!!!!

12. Out of these choices …

13. My Personal Interest are:

14. My core reason for selecting these courses, is that
they will be benefit me in my Career and field of
Study
Child care involves
facilitating the
development of a
child‟s physical and
mental growth in a
safe and caring
environment….
In broad terms, events
management involves
organising, planning and
executing different types of
events, including birthday
parties, weddings,
corporate events and
product launches,
fundraising events, dinner
parties, concerts and sports
tournaments…
Writing plays an important
part of our lives and
although we don‟t always
realise it, writing and
language is everywhere.
Whether it be street
directions, billboards,
advertisements,
newspapers,
magazines, websites or
even road signs, we are
surrounded by „text‟.

15. References;
Chen, C. (2012, April 18). Coursera launches humanities courses. The Stanford Daily.
Retrieved from http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/04/18/coursera-launches-
humanities-courses/
Downes, S. (2013, March 18). Evaluating a MOOC. Retrieved from Half an Hour:
http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2013/03/evaluating-mooc.html
Saide (2012). Empowering Learners through Open Learning. [CC-BY]
http://www.saide.org.za/design-guide/11-open-learning