Fostering Friendships - Enhancing Social Bonds in the Classroom
Presented by ida maseko
1.
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.
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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.
The term C-MOOC refers to a MOOC designed to emphasize connecting learners. C-MOOCs are built upon the idea and platform originally envisioned by George Siemens.X-MOOCs appear to have developed out of the idea of OpenCourseWare and Open Educational Resources.But X-MOOCs are typically offered by a university in partnership with a for profit organization. While edX and MITx have an "X" in their title, they are not the only organizations offering X-MOOCs.