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- 5. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) MOOC is an acronym for Massive Open Online Course. The word “massive” means large number or amount, “open” means accessible to all, “online” means connected to or available through a system, and “course” means the act of moving in a path from point to point.
- 7. Types of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 1. xMOOCs xMOOC stands for eXtended MOOC. xMOOCs are based on traditional university course structures and make use of established teaching approaches and materials. Students will watch pre-recorded lectures, complete required readings, and participate in discussions as produced and managed by a course instructor or an instructional team from a higher education institution. These are typically self-contained and rarely utilize content external to the main content delivery and learning platform.
- 8. Types of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 2. cMOOCs cMOOC stands for Connectivist MOOC. cMOOCs are based on the connectivist learning model that favors collaboration among learners as a form of active learning. Students in cMOOC work together to locate, evaluate, and contribute to the course content by uploading materials in the form of tweets, blog posts, wikis and others, to the course using the learning platform. A cMOOC instructor or instructional team facilitates learning by finalizing, aggregating, and assessing the students’ contributions to the course.
- 10. Advantages of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
- 11. Advantages of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 1. Relax requirements – MOOC can be taken by anyone who is interested in the subject matter and able to access the course, regardless of age, background, or location. 2. Video format availability - Teaching in a modern video format (not just texts like those that you’d find in other e-learning courses). 3. Accessibility- learning content from top universities like Harvard, Stanford, etc. can be opened through online format. 4. Repetition- an MOOC will often run two or three times a year, ensuring that students would not miss their chance.
- 12. Advantages of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 5. High quality- MOOCs are led by subject matter experts (SMEs) and supported by teaching assistants, so that students have access to first- rate educational resources. 6. Feasibility- an MOOC usually requires 1-2 hours of study a week for about 5 weeks, making learning doable even for busy students. 7. Self-paced- an MOOC enables students to work through the course materials and assessments at their own pace. 8. Online collaboration- learners across the globe work together on common goals without the need to meet each other in person.
- 13. What are some MOOC platforms? There are already thousands of MOOCs from countless providers worldwide. Here are the top MOOC platforms. a. Coursera has over 20 million learners/participants. Courses were created by the universities of Stanford, Princeton, Yale, London, Munich, Zurich, and many more. b. EdX has around 10 million learners/participants. Courses were created from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, and Oxford, among others. c. Udacity is created as an MOOC platform at Stanford. Now mostly programming courses in cooperation with industry partners such as Google, Facebook, or Daimler. Course topics include artificial intelligence and self-driving cars. d. FutureLearn is MOOC platform (UK-based) which includes various British and European universities. Courses offered are shorter in duration compared to others.