The basics about MOOCs
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This document defines and discusses Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It explains that MOOCs aim to provide online courses to unlimited participants worldwide. The document outlines the key characteristics of MOOCs, including their massive scale, open access, and online format. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of MOOCs, and different types of MOOCs including cMOOCs, sMOOCs, and xMOOCs. Finally, the document describes a specific MOOC on emerging technologies that the author would like to take.
The basics about MOOCs
- 1. ALL ABOUT By Mr M.S Mojela
- 2. WHAT IS A MOOC? A Massive Open Online Course is an interactive step-by-step course aimed at reaching an unlimited number of participants worldwide to create a community of lifelong learners.
- 3. WHAT IS A MOOC? Massive Student numbers can be 100,000 + Open Study any course, anywhere at any time Online As opposed to face-to-face or blended Course Learning units in an academic subject
- 4. MOOCS IN CONTEXT The history of introducing technologies into teachingand learning has been one of over promise and underdelivery (Daniel, 2012; Reiser, 2001). Already seen the failure of two significant online ventures – Fathom from Columbia University and ALLLearn backed by Oxford, Stanford,Yale and Princeton (Knight, 2012). Technologies will only be successfully integrated into teaching and learning when teachers change the way that they teach (Zemsky & Massy, 2004).
- 6. ADVANTAGES OF MOOCS Innovative start-ups, top colleges and other reputable institutions have made a huge range of top-quality education available through MOOCs, and it’s growing all the time Many of these courses are completely free in order to broadly avail education Flexibility. Training usually requires taking time off work — either a few days to attend corporate training or a much longer period if you’re going back to college No need any special qualifications to register for a MOOC. Because there’s no limit on numbers, it’s not a selective process
- 7. DISADVANTAGES MOOCs are usually are not accredited, which of course makes them less valuable for your career The MOOC versions of college courses are often simplified and may not match the level of the real thing. There is a trend in MOOCs of a massive tendency towards of course abandonment There is a lack of interaction with the professor
- 9. CONT. cMOOCs The first MOOC ever offered was acMOOC Connectivist LearningTheory Knowledge / content is generated by teachers, students and multiple others. Multiple technologies – 12 in this first MOOC – are used to connect people participating in the course sMOOCs sMOOCs Coursera MOOCs could be characterized as a Standard MOOCs Grounded in behaviourist learning theory with some cognitive components and some constructivist components. This means transmission style teaching with drill and practice, problem sets and e.g. discussion forums. Uses a limited range of technologies and could be thought of in terms of LMS as platform. Very much in the mainstream with monetization a key component
- 10. CONT. xMOOC the X signifying excellence, external outreach, exploration, experimentation and expansion (Rodrick & Sun, 2012) –holds for edX which has grown out of a tradition of exploring online teaching and learning (Daniel, 2012). edX could be characterized as anxMOOC
- 11. MOOC IWOULD LIKETO STUDY EmergingTechnologies: From Smartphones to IoT to Big Data Yonsei University This Specialization covers the concepts of the most important information technologies that you have been using and will be using throughout your entire life! Topics covered include Smartphones, OS, Cloud Computing, Big Data,CDN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile Communication, LTE, LTE-Advanced, IoT, AR, IPv4, IPv6,TCP, UDP, and Internet operations.The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that allows you to apply the skills you've learned throughout the courses.
- 12. EMERGINGTECHNOLOGIES: FROM SMARTPHONESTO IOTTO BIG DATA Upon completion, with the knowledge of this Specialization, I will be able to discuss at an expert level with engineers and business professionals on the following advanced topics. In addition, I will understand how these technologies can work together to provide services to our smartphones, laptops, PCs, andTVs.
- 13. THANKYOU!
- 14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Doherty, I. (2013) EverythingYou need to know about MOOCs (Well Almost). Available on slide share.
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