9. History
The word MOOC was coined in 2008 by
Dave Cormier, from the University of
Prince Edward Island for a course offered
by the University of Manitoba,
"Connectivism and Connective
Knowledge."
10. A massive open online course (MOOC) is
a free Web-based distance
learning program that is designed for the
participation of large numbers of
geographically dispersed students.
Meaning
11. 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.
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15. Coursera is a for-
profit educational
technology company that
offers massive open online
courses (MOOCs).
16. All courses offered by
Coursera are "accessible for
free" and some give the
option to pay a fee to join the
"Signature Track."
17. Coursera courses approximate from
four to ten weeks long, with one to
two hours of video lectures a week.
These courses provide quizzes,
weekly exercises, peer-graded
assignments, and sometimes a final
project or exam.
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38. edX is a massive open online
course (MOOC) provider. It hosts
online university-level courses in
a wide range of disciplines to a
worldwide student body, including
some courses at no charge.
39. The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Harvard
University created edX in May
2012. More than 70 schools,
nonprofit organizations, and
corporations offer or plan to offer
courses on the edX website.
40. EdX was founded in May 2012 by
scientists from Harvard and MIT.
Jerry Sussman, Anant Agarwal,
Chris Terman, and Piotr Mitros
teach the first edX course on
circuits and electronics from MIT,
drawing 155,000 students from 162
countries.
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53. Udacity is a for-profit
educational organization
founded by Sebastian Thrun,
David Stavens, and Mike
Sokolsky offering massive
open online
course (MOOCs).
