This document defines MOOCs as massive, open, online courses and discusses their history and types. It traces the origins of MOOCs back to the 1700s with mailed lessons and links to remote classrooms in the 1980s. The document outlines different types of MOOCs such as cMOOCs, xMOOCs, and connectivist MOOCs. It expresses the opinion that MOOCs are the future of education due to increased accessibility and engagement opportunities. The document also states that English literature is the course of most interest to enhance literature skills and vocabulary.
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2. CONTENT TO BE COVERED
DEFINITION OF MOOC
HISTORY OF MOOC
TYPES OF MOOCS
MY COURSE OF INTEREST IN MOOC
REFERENCE
3. DEFINITION OF MOOC?
MASSIVE THERE ARE MANY PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDERS
OPEN IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, WITH LITTLE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
ONLINE IT IS FACILITATED USING TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS
COURSES PROVIDES SOME TYPE OF LEARNING AND CERTIFICATION IN A SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDY
4. HISTORY OF MOOC
IT STARTED EARLIER IN THE 1728 BY CALEB PHILLIPS, THE TEACHER WHO INTRODUCED THE METHOD OF
SHORT HAND, IN USE OF MAILED LESSON TO THE STUDENTS
THE VERY RAPID GROWING IN 1930S OF STUDENT ENGAGING IN RADIO LESSONS LED TO PROPOSALS TO
USE IT FOR LONG DISTANCE EDUCATIONAT MANY UNIVERSITIES IN THE 1980S CLASSROOMS WERE LINKED
TO A REMOTE CAMPUS TO PROVIDE CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO ACCESS FOR SOME STUDENTS
THE FIRST MOOCS EMERGED FROM THE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN 2008 BY DAVE COMIER
5. TYPES OF MOOCS AVAILABLE
CMOOC
XMOOC
CONNECTIVISTMOOCS
ADAPTIVEMOOCS
GROUPMOOCS
TRANSFERMOOCS
SOCIALMOOC
6. MY CONCLUSION ABOUT MOOC
I THINK THAT MOOCS ARE THE FUTURE TOOL OF EDUCATION BECAUSE THEPARTICIPANTS NUMBER IS
INCREASING EVERY YEAR AND INCREASED OPTIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY, INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND EXPANDED LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
HOWEVER TO SOME IT IS BAD, TO SOME IT IS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE;TO EVERYONE IT IS ALL IN HOW YOU
APPROACH MOOCS
TO ME MOOCS OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIT EDUCATION INTO YOUR LIFE
7. MY COURSE OF INTEREST
MY COURSE OF INTEREST IS ENGLISH LITERATURE
I HAVE CHOSEN THIS COURSE AS AN AID TO ENHANCE AND NURTURE LITERATURE SKILLS AND IMPROVE
VOCABULARY.
8. REFERENCE
The term MOOC was coined by Dave Cormier or Bryan Alexander (Alexander, 2008; Cormier, 2008; Daniel, 2012;
Masters & Qaboos, 2011; G. Siemens, 2012a)