1. Presentation

2. LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT
MOOCS
2002:MIT OpenCourseWare project was formed
2004:Stephan Downes and George Siemens develop
theory of Connectivism, “ the thesis that knowledge
is distributed across a network of connections, and
therefor that learning consists of the ability to
construct and traverse those networks (Downes, 2012,
p.9)

3. LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT
MOOCS
2008: The Earliest MOOC was presented at the
University of Manitoba with 2200 learners.
2010: Dave Cormier videos about MOOC’s was added
to Youtube.
2011: MOOC for college prep skills helped freshmen
to prepare for college requirements.

4. LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT
MOOCS
 2012: Hardvard’s first MOOC had 370,000 registered students
 2012: Coursera launches from Stanford: offers the first
xMOOCs
 2012: In the New York Times they called 2012 “ The Year of
the MOOC” pappano.
 2013: xMOOCs and the cMoocs was to numerous to count
accuratly

5. WHAT IS A MOOC?
A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for providing
learning content online to any person who wants to take a course,
with no restrain on attendance.

7. WHAT IS A MOOC?
MASSIVE: Using the internet to connect on a
global scale
OPEN: It is open to everyone, no charge
ONLINE: Not face to face
COURSE : Learning units, covers single topics

8. WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT
MOOCS
 The courses are usually 4 to 14 weeks in length
 You don’t get credit only certificates
 They are free to join
 Open entry, don’t need requirements
 Given by a couple of institutions as well as top universities
 They are taught through a couple of short videos with student
collaboration

9. WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT
MOOCS
 Students will also submit papers and be given small quizzes
 They offer access to online discussions and resources
 Virtual Learning Environment is not the centre of the course.
 MOOCs uses a variety of social media and online tools
 It is Learner- centred.
 MOOCs offer knowledge without borders which is a great advantage for
many, and the absolute numbers are impressive. In fact there has been an
exponential growth in the number of MOOC providers.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FIELD OF
INTEREST

11. WHAT KIND OF TOPICS
WOULD I LIKE TO PURSUE IN MY FUTURE MOOC
EXPERIENCE

12. REFERENCE
 7 Things you should know about MOOCs. (2011, November). Retrieved February 20,
2014, from Educause: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7078.pdf
 Cormier, D. (2010, December 8). What is a MOOC? Retrieved February 20, 2014,
from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc
 Downes, S. (2010). The MOOC Guide. Retrieved February 22, 2014, from
https://sites.google.com/site/themoocguide/
 Pappano, L. (2012, November 2). The year of the MOOC. Retrieved February 20,
2014, from New York Times education life:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/massive-open-onlinecourses-are-multiplying-at-a-rapid-pace.html?pagewanted=all